Alcohol-induced organic cerebral psychosyndromes: Partial reversal of cognitive impairments assisted by dihydroergocristine

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-369

  Rainer, Michael ^a   Mucke, Hermann A M ^a   Chwatal, Karin ^b   Havelec, Liselotte ^b  

^a DANUBE HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alcohol amnestic disorder; Cognitive testing; Dihydroergocristine; Organic cerebral psychosyndrome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIHYDROERGOCRISTINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; PHARMACEUTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TABLET;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DIHYDROERGOTOXINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0029952997     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050099     Document Type: Article

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