The effect of chlorpromazine and benzhexol on memory and psychomotor function in healthy volunteers

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 146-152

  Quigley, N ^a   Morgan, D ^a   Idzikowski, C ^a   King, D J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticholinergics; Antipsychotics; Eye movements; Healthy volunteers; Memory; Psychomotor performance

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SALIVATION; SEDATION; WORD RECOGNITION;

EID: 0030011708     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119601000210     Document Type: Article

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