Medication-Induced Seizures in ADHD

Abstract

The case of a 13-year-old boy with a history of ADHD and depressive disorder who had a tonic-clonic seizure 1 week after treatment with methylphenidate (80 mg/day) and sertraline (50 mg/day) is reported from Wright State University, School of Medicine, Dayton, OH.

Keywords

• methylphenidate
• tonic-clonic seizure
• antiepileptic medication