Subacute methylphenidate treatment for moderate to moderately severe traumatic brain injury: A preliminary double-blind placebo-controlled study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 536-540

  Plenger, Patrick M ^a   Dixon, C Edward ^a   Castillo, Rosario M ^a   Frankowski, Ralph F ^b   Yablon, Stuart A ^c   Levin, Harvey S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Institute for Rehabilitation and Research   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0029994290     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90291-9     Document Type: Article

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