Publications by authors named "A Koralagama"
The response to methylphenidate was assessed in children diagnosed as having attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 2000 at the Lady Ridgeway Tertiary Hospital for Children in Sri Lanka. They were managed in outpatient child psychiatry clinics. ADHD was diagnosed according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV).
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- * A study conducted in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka revealed that carbamazepine was the most commonly prescribed AED, with 70.8% of patients on monotherapy, and 86.27% achieving significant reduction in seizure frequency.
- * The research also found that over half of the patients experienced adverse effects, mainly somnolence and headaches, suggesting that while conventional AEDs are effective for managing epilepsy, careful clinical monitoring is necessary.