Improvement of stuttering with use of methylphenidate in a child who was diagnosed with concomitant stuttering and ADHD/DEHB ile birlikte kekemeligi olan bir cocukta metilfenidatla kekemeligin duzelmesi

Stuttering is a psychological, neurological and neurophysiological rhythmic disorder in an understandable speech that is characterized by hesitation in speech flow, standstill with repeating a word or a sound, extension of a sound. Etiology of stuttering is not exactly known. In this case presentation, it is aimed to discuss the disappearance of stuttering in an 11 year old child who was diagnosed with stuttering and ADHD after treating with methylphenidate extended release. (Anatolian Journal of Psychiatry 2016; 17(Suppl.3):71-73) Keywords: stuttering, stuttering treatment, methylphenidate, ADHD Kekemelik, konusma akisinda tutukluk, bir sozcuk ya da sesi tekrarlayarak duraklama, sesi uzatma, anlamli bir konusmada psikolojik, norolojik ve fizyolojik bir ritim bozuklugu olarak tanimlanmaktadir. Kekemeligin etyolojisi kesin olarak bilinmemektedir. Bu olgu sunumunda 11 yasindaki vakamiza Kekemelik ve DEHB tanilarinin konmasi uzerine baslanan uzun etkili metilfenidat sonrasinda ortadan kalkan kekemeligin tartisilmasi amaclanmistir. (Anadolu Psikiyatri Derg 2016; 17(Ek.3):71-73) Anahtar sozcukler: Kekemelik, kekemelik tedavisi, metilfenidat, DEHB