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Comparative Study
. 2006 May;9(4):582-9.
doi: 10.1177/1087054705284243.

Methylphenidate improves aspects of executive function in African American children with ADHD

Leslie Ann Hazel-Fernandez  1 , Rafael Klorman, James M Wallace, Stephen Cook
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Comparative Study

Methylphenidate improves aspects of executive function in African American children with ADHD

Leslie Ann Hazel-Fernandez et al. J Atten Disord. 2006 May.

Abstract

Objective: The undertreatment of ethnic minority children with ADHD prompted a study on the effects of methylphenidate (MPH) on the executive functions of African American children with ADHD.

Method: Nineteen African American children with ADHD are tested on the Tower of Hanoi (TOH) and the Paired Associates Learning Task (PAL) in a double-blind crossover acute challenge of MPH and placebo.

Results: Under MPH, TOH rule breaks decrease, especially in the second testing session, and TOH planning time increases, particularly for incorrect solutions; PAL recall in the final learning trial improves with MPH.

Conclusion: Similar to previous findings with predominantly majority samples of patients with ADHD, MPH enhances planning, precision, and persistence in African American children with ADHD.

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