A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of methylphenidate in patients with organic amnesia

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-299

  Tiberti, C ^a   Sabe, L ^a   Jason, L ^a   Leiguarda, R ^a   Starkstein, S ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Neurologicas Raul Carrera   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Dopamine; Methylphenidate

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0031860736     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1998.530297.x     Document Type: Article

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