Height, Weight, IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and Thyroid Functions in Prepubertal Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effect of Methylphenidate Treatment
Bereket A, Turan S, Karaman M, Haklar G, Ozbay F, Yazgan M. Height, Weight, IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and Thyroid Functions in Prepubertal Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effect of Methylphenidate Treatment. Hormone Research In Paediatrics 2005, 63: 159-164. PMID: 15795512, DOI: 10.1159/000084683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderIGFBP-3Methylphenidate treatmentPrepubertal childrenDeficit hyperactivity disorderFree T4Thyroid functionNormal limitsInsulin-like growth factorSDS of heightHyperactivity disorderFree T4 levelsThyroid function testsSerum IGFBMI-SDSTime-dependent mannerSerum GHFunction testsHeight SDSWeight SDSSerum T4T4 levelsIGFMild decreaseGrowth factor