A double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effects of amphetamine and physiotherapy after stroke

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-257

  Sonde, Lars ^a,b   Nordström, Maria ^a   Nilsson, Carl Gustav ^a   Lökk, Johan ^a   Viitanen, Matti ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK CAPACITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPHETAMINE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PLACEBOS;

EID: 0034770073     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047712     Document Type: Article

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