Bromocriptine and speech therapy in non-fluent chronic aphasia after stroke

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-22

  Bragoni, M ^a   Altieri, M ^b   Di Piero, V ^b   Padovani, A ^c   Mostardini, C ^b   Lenzi, G L ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Bromocriptine; Recovery; Speech therapy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; READING; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE;

AGED; APHASIA; BROMOCRIPTINE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033946907     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720070114     Document Type: Article

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