Recovery in pediatric brain injury: Is psychostimulant medication beneficial?

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 73-81

  Williams, Sharon E ^a,d   Ris, M Douglas ^b   Ayyangar, Rita ^b   Schefft, Bruce K ^c   Berch, Daniel ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INJURY SCALE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0344193648     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-199806000-00007     Document Type: Article

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