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ethylphenidate can increase the risk of arrhythmias during the first two months of use

Short-Term Risk of Arrhythmia Up With New ADHD Rx

Researchers find slightly higher chance of irregular heartbeat shortly after starting methylphenidate
Behavior modification therapy is preferable to medication for treating children 2 to 5 years old who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

CDC: Behavioral Therapy Recommended First for ADHD

Parents of young children with ADHD can help them improve through guidance
Growth charting methods identify a correlation between intrinsic connectivity networks and attention performance

Brain Network Charts Could Help Predict Attention Impairment

Correlation between intrinsic connectivity networks, attention performance in youths
Maternal obesity is associated with a small increase in child behavior problems

Maternal Obesity Tied to Increase in Child Behavior Problems

Increase in internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors, and attention problems
Children taking medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder may have lower bone density than their peers

AAOS: ADHD Meds Tied to Lower Bone Density in Children

One-quarter of children in study had lower-than-normal readings
The Child Behavior Checklist-Attention Problem scale and Conners Rating Scale-Revised yield moderate sensitivity for diagnosing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents

Similar Sensitivity for CBCL-AP, CRS-R in Diagnosing ADHD

Both scales yield moderate sensitivity for diagnosing ADHD in children and adolescents
Childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with increased obesity in females

Childhood ADHD Linked to Increased Obesity in Females

Increased risk of obesity seen during childhood and young adulthood for female, but not males
Clinicians prescribing methylphenidate for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and teens must weigh the benefits and adverse effects in the context of low-quality evidence

Low-Quality Evidence for Methylphenidate in ADHD

Review highlights need for long-term, large, better-quality randomized trials
Patients with long-QT syndrome treated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications have an increased risk for cardiac events

ADHD Meds Up Cardiac Event Risk in Long-QT Syndrome

Male patients in particular have an increased risk of cardiac events
An initial attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis may be associated with delayed autism spectrum disorder diagnosis

Autism Diagnosis May Be Delayed With Co-Occurring ADHD

Co-occurrence increases likelihood of autism diagnosis after age 6