Speeding stroke recovery?. A systematic review of amphetamine after stroke

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 285, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 3-9

  Sprigg, Nikola ^a   Bath, Philip M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Blood pressure; Recovery; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPHETAMINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549086373     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.04.040     Document Type: Review

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