PMID: 20104291Jan 28, 2010Paper

Can behavioral sensory processing problems guide us to a better pharmacological management of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?: a case report.

Psychiatry
Ahmad Ghanizadeh

Abstract

Sensory processing problems in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have been the focus of many studies in recent years. It is obvious that different aspects of sensory problems such as with tactile sensory are involved in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. However, whether the sensory information process problems can be factors in decision making regarding pharmacological management of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has not been researched. This case report presents two children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The mother of the first patient reported that her child's ability for detecting, identifying, and discriminating smells was very high and more than the other children at this age. As she reported, the child also liked to touch everything and everybody. He experienced nail biting after taking 20mg methylphenidate in single dosage. By decreasing of the dosage, nail biting disappeared in the three trials. The other patient started lip biting about half an hour after taking the first dosage of the medication. It continued for four hours. This report suggests that there is an association between methylphenidate and tactile sensory problems in children with attent...Continue Reading

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