Piracetam therapy does not enhance cognitive functioning in children with Down syndrome

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 442-448

  Lobaugh, Nancy J ^a,c,e   Karaskov, Vladimir ^b   Rombough, Vicki ^d   Rovet, Joanne ^a,b   Bryson, Susan ^b,d   Greenbaum, Rachel ^b   Haslam, Robert H ^a,b,c   Koren, Gideon ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIRACETAM; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRITABILITY; LEARNING; MEMORY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0035066094     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.155.4.442     Document Type: Article

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