Published online February 1, 2007
PEDIATRICS Vol. 119 No. 2 February 2007, pp. 409-410 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-3213)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Stimulants and Sudden Death: What Is the Real Risk?: In Reply

Timothy Wilens, MD
Joseph Biederman, MD
Thomas J. Spencer, MD
Jefferson Prince, MD
Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02114

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Dr Furman questions whether the actual rates of catastrophic events of children/adolescents on stimulants was a massive underestimate (eg, 90%–99% underestimate) and concludes that, given biological plausibility, there is likely an elevated risk for sudden death associated with stimulants, particularly with underlying undiagnosed cardiovascular deficits. Although Dr Furman uses as basis for her argument the . . . [Full Text of this Article]