Study Links ADHD Stimulants to Rare, Unexplained Deaths in Children - Health News - Health.com

Links shared publicly online about this topic.

  • 1,967
    total visits

Study Links ADHD Stimulants to Rare, Unexplained Deaths in Children - Health News - Health.com

news.health.com

After years of speculation and rare case reports, a study suggests that stimulant medication"mostly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)"may have played a role in a handful of cases of sudden, unexplained death in children and adolescents.The study authors stress, however, that parents and doctors should not refrain from treating children with ADHD just because of these results.

View full resource at news.health.com

Tags: ADHD, ADHD Medication, Disease and Condition, Drug, Parenting, Children's Health, Stress Management, Doctor

  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 15, 2009 at 5:39 pm By:

doctorty Tyeese Gaines Reid

RT @goodhealth: Study: ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death in Kids: http://is.gd/12D8P by Health mag's @amaconamac

3 years ago...

Also Shared By:

Health magazine Health magazine

The Kid's Doctor The Kid's Doctor

ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death, New Study of Stimulants and Cardiac Death - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “Ann Hohmann is one of a handful of parents across the country who believes that the sudden death that their children experienced was due to the use of drugs to control ADHD. And she said she hopes a new study released this morning, which suggests that the use of stimulants is tied to an increased risk of sudden unexplained death among children and teens, will open the eyes of the public to what she sees as the cause of her son's demise.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 15, 2009 at 10:50 pm By:

MatthewBrowning Matthew Browning Nurse and Health Executive

Do ADHD drugs cause SUDDEN DEATH in children?? http://bit.ly/5TSqV Kids should not be just a "market"- do the research FIRST!

3 years ago...

Medical News: Pediatric Use of Stimulants Linked to Sudden Death - in Pediatrics, ADHD/ADD from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Use of stimulants is associated with an increased risk of sudden unexplained death among children and teens, a case-control study showed.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

  • View Related
  • Share

Most Recently Shared on June 15, 2009 at 7:47 pm By:

MedicalNews Medical News Health News

NEUROLOGY• Pediatric Use of Stimulants Linked to Sudden Death (CME/CE) http://tinyurl.com/nlvjvl

3 years ago...

Advertisement