The Alzheimer's drug memantine may help children with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD).
This study looked at whether or not the drug memantine was able to treat the core social/communication problems of children with PDD. The study included 18 children who were about 11 years old. Memantine therapy did seem to improve the inattention and social interactions in the children. Most children did not have many side effects from treatment with memantine. One child had a seizure disorder and the seizures seemed to get worse when the child was given memantine.
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