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. 2018 May 10;2018(5):CD012069. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012069.pub2

Ghanizadeh 2009.

Methods A patient report of excessive talking during methylphenidate treatment
Participants Diagnosis of ADHD: DSM‐IV (subtype: not stated)
Age: 5 years old
IQ: > 70
Sex: male
Ethnicity: not stated
Country: Iran
Comorbidity: no
Comedication: no
Sociodemographics: not stated
Interventions Methylphenidate type: not stated
Methylphenidate dosage: 10 mg/day
Administration schedule: not stated
Duration of treatment: about 7 months
Treatment compliance: not stated
Outcomes Non‐serious adverse events:
Mother and nursery teacher complained about increased hypertalkativity starting about 45 minutes after taking medication. The increased hyper‐talkativity continued for about 3‐4 hours. They scored hypertalkativity as 7‐9 on a 1‐10 visual analogue scale (10 is maximum)
Re‐challenge was conducted more than 20 times and hyper‐talking reoccurred every time he took the medication
Notes Ethics approval: not stated
Funding/vested interests: not stated
Key conclusions of study authors: this is a report of excessive talking after taking methylphenidate in a child with ADHD. Further research is necessary to study if there is any possible association