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. 2021 Jun 1;34(5):566–570. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1925827

Table 1.

Treatment outcomes of amantadine in children and adolescents, overall and by diagnosis

Diagnosis Total Success Minimal Failure SE D/C
Full study group 297 185 (62.3%) 61 (20.5%) 34 (11.4%) 17 (5.7%)
ADHD 251 162 (64.5%) 52 (20.7%) 27 (10.8%) 10 (4.0%)
ODD/CD 190 114 (60%) 43 (22.6%) 19 (10%) 14 (7.4%)
Depressive disorder 36 24 (66.7%) 10 (27.8%) 2 (5.6%) 0
Anxiety disorder/OCD 92 62 (67.4%) 17 (18.5%) 9 (9.8%) 4 (4.4%)
Autistic spectrum disorder 59 40 (67.8%) 12 (20.3%) 2 (3.4%) 5 (8.5%)
PTSD 18 10 (55.6%) 2 (11.1%) 6 (33.3%) 0
Intellectual disability 43 28 (65.1%) 10 (23.3%) 4 (9.3%) 1 (2.3%)

ADHD indicates attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (combined and inattentive); OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder; ODD/CD, oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; SE D/C, side effect discontinuation.