The place of l-dopa/carbidopa in persistent vegetative state

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 279-284

  Ugoya, Solomon O ^a   Akinyemi, Rufus O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

L Dopa carbidopa; persistent vegetative state; response; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INJURIES; CARBIDOPA; CHILD; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650284569     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNF.0b013e3182011070     Document Type: Article

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