A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the use of amphetamine in the treatment of aphasia

Stroke

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2093-2097

  Walker Batson, Delaina ^a,b   Curtis, Sandra ^a   Natarajan, Rajeshwari ^c   Ford, Jean ^a   Dronkers, Nina ^e   Salmeron, Eva ^d   Lai, Jenny ^d   Unwin, D Hal ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Cerebrovascular disorders; Dextroamphetamine; Stroke

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034824559     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hs0901.095720     Document Type: Article

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