Long-term stimulant treatment affects brain dopamine transporter level in patients with attention deficit hyperactive disorder.

Long-term stimulant treatment affects brain dopamine transporter level in patients with attention deficit hyperactive disorder.

<h4>Objective</h4>Brain dopamine dysfunction in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could explain why stimulant medications, which increase dopamine signaling, are therapeutically beneficial. However while the acute increases in dopamine induced by stimulant medications have...

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Main Authors: Gene-Jack Wang, Nora D Volkow, Timothy Wigal, Scott H Kollins, Jeffrey H Newcorn, Frank Telang, Jean Logan, Millard Jayne, Christopher T Wong, Hao Han, Joanna S Fowler, Wei Zhu, James M Swanson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0063023&type=printable
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