Pharmacologic Treatment of Cognitive Deficits and Hypersexuality Due to “Shaken-Baby Syndrome”

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-158

  Schmidt, John G ^a,b,c   Schneider, William N ^a,b  

^a UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Departments of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; CLONIDINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PROPRANOLOL;

ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMANTADINE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOPAMINE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROPRANOLOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033822618     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596830001400209     Document Type: Article

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