Efficacy of methylphenidate in the rehabilitation of attention following traumatic brain injury: a randomised, crossover, double blind, placebo controlled inpatient trial

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 552-557

  Willmott, C ^a,b,d   Ponsford, J ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH EPWORTH REHABILITATION RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE DYSFUNCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; DRUG EFFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449125903     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.159632     Document Type: Article

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