The occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for ADHD in childhood : An inconsistent relationship

Stuttering is a childhood onset fluency disorder in speech. It has been suggested to be associated with brain anatomy, functionality or the dysregulation of the dopaminergic activity. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood and ado...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fahri Çelebi, Tayfun Kara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 2023-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Alanya
Subjects:
Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3590196
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850175578476380160
author Fahri Çelebi
Tayfun Kara
author_facet Fahri Çelebi
Tayfun Kara
author_sort Fahri Çelebi
collection DOAJ
description Stuttering is a childhood onset fluency disorder in speech. It has been suggested to be associated with brain anatomy, functionality or the dysregulation of the dopaminergic activity. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence. Psychostimulant medications are widely used for the psychopharmacologic treatment of ADHD. In this article, two boys who have ADHD with opposite reactions after methylphenidate (MPH) treatment in terms of fluency in the speech are presented. In the first case stuttering was induced with MPH while in the second case stuttering was resolved after MPH treatment. Although MPH seems to have opposite effects on stuttering in our cases, our case report points that dopaminergic system may play a role for the onset of childhood onset fluency disorder. More comprehensive studies are needed to show the neurodevelopmental process and the mechanisms related with ADHD, stuttering and MPH treatment.
format Article
id doaj-art-dd5bd418351b48dc891877b7fb4651b8
institution OA Journals
issn 2587-0319
language English
publishDate 2023-12-01
publisher Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
record_format Article
series Acta Medica Alanya
spelling doaj-art-dd5bd418351b48dc891877b7fb4651b82025-08-20T02:19:26ZengAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat UniversityActa Medica Alanya2587-03192023-12-017329129310.30565/medalanya.1402736727The occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for ADHD in childhood : An inconsistent relationshipFahri Çelebi0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9835-9270Tayfun Kara1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2156-3457DOĞUŞ ÜNİVERSİTESİALANYA ALAADDİN KEYKUBAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİStuttering is a childhood onset fluency disorder in speech. It has been suggested to be associated with brain anatomy, functionality or the dysregulation of the dopaminergic activity. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence. Psychostimulant medications are widely used for the psychopharmacologic treatment of ADHD. In this article, two boys who have ADHD with opposite reactions after methylphenidate (MPH) treatment in terms of fluency in the speech are presented. In the first case stuttering was induced with MPH while in the second case stuttering was resolved after MPH treatment. Although MPH seems to have opposite effects on stuttering in our cases, our case report points that dopaminergic system may play a role for the onset of childhood onset fluency disorder. More comprehensive studies are needed to show the neurodevelopmental process and the mechanisms related with ADHD, stuttering and MPH treatment.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3590196methylphenidateattention deficit hyperactivity disorderstutteringneural dynamicsdopaminechildmetilfenidatdikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğukekemeliknöral dinamiklerdopaminçocuk
spellingShingle Fahri Çelebi
Tayfun Kara
The occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for ADHD in childhood : An inconsistent relationship
Acta Medica Alanya
methylphenidate
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
stuttering
neural dynamics
dopamine
child
metilfenidat
dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğu
kekemelik
nöral dinamikler
dopamin
çocuk
title The occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for ADHD in childhood : An inconsistent relationship
title_full The occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for ADHD in childhood : An inconsistent relationship
title_fullStr The occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for ADHD in childhood : An inconsistent relationship
title_full_unstemmed The occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for ADHD in childhood : An inconsistent relationship
title_short The occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for ADHD in childhood : An inconsistent relationship
title_sort occurrence and curing of stuttering during the use of methylphenidate for adhd in childhood an inconsistent relationship
topic methylphenidate
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
stuttering
neural dynamics
dopamine
child
metilfenidat
dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğu
kekemelik
nöral dinamikler
dopamin
çocuk
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3590196
work_keys_str_mv AT fahricelebi theoccurrenceandcuringofstutteringduringtheuseofmethylphenidateforadhdinchildhoodaninconsistentrelationship
AT tayfunkara theoccurrenceandcuringofstutteringduringtheuseofmethylphenidateforadhdinchildhoodaninconsistentrelationship
AT fahricelebi occurrenceandcuringofstutteringduringtheuseofmethylphenidateforadhdinchildhoodaninconsistentrelationship
AT tayfunkara occurrenceandcuringofstutteringduringtheuseofmethylphenidateforadhdinchildhoodaninconsistentrelationship