"Methylphenidate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A central nervous system stimulant used most commonly in the treatment of ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER in children and for NARCOLEPSY. Its mechanisms appear to be similar to those of DEXTROAMPHETAMINE. The d-isomer of this drug is referred to as DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE.
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D008774
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.223.601.600 D03.383.621.460
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methylphenidate" by people in Profiles.
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Sadasivan S, Pond BB, Pani AK, Qu C, Jiao Y, Smeyne RJ. Methylphenidate exposure induces dopamine neuron loss and activation of microglia in the basal ganglia of mice. PLoS One. 2012; 7(3):e33693.
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Elia J, Wilson Z, La Porta LS, Algon SA, Prowler ML, Cartwright ST, McKenna PA, Laracy S, Takeda T, Borgmann-Winter K. Methylphenidate transdermal system: clinical applications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2011 May; 4(3):311-28.
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Hart T, Whyte J, Ellis C, Chervoneva I. Construct validity of an attention rating scale for traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychology. 2009 Nov; 23(6):729-35.
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Guilarte TR, Chen MK, McGlothan JL, Verina T, Wong DF, Zhou Y, Alexander M, Rohde CA, Syversen T, Decamp E, Koser AJ, Fritz S, Gonczi H, Anderson DW, Schneider JS. Nigrostriatal dopamine system dysfunction and subtle motor deficits in manganese-exposed non-human primates. Exp Neurol. 2006 Dec; 202(2):381-90.