Transient improvement of poststroke apathy with zolpidem: A single-case, placebo-controlled double-blind study

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Autret, Katell ^a   Arnould, Annabelle ^b   Mathieu, Sarah ^c   Azouvi, Philippe ^b  

^a Pole St Helier ^*  (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; MODAFINIL; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; ROPINIROLE; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTSTROKE APATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 84875862978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007816     Document Type: Article

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