The clinical effect of the GABA‐agonist, progabide, on spasticity

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 200-206

  Mondrup, Kurt ^a   Pedersen, Ejner ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

GABA agonist; progabide; spasticity

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROGABIDE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; THERAPY;

ADULT; ARM; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLES; PLACEBOS; REFLEX; REFLEX, STRETCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0021271869     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1984.tb07802.x     Document Type: Article

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