Efficacy of amantadine treatment on symptoms and neurocognitive performance among adolescents following sports-related concussion

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 260-265

  Reddy, Cara Camiolo ^a   Collins, Michael ^a   Lovell, Mark ^a   Kontos, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

amantadine; concussion; postconcussion symptoms

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCUSSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE POSTCONCUSSION ASSESSMENT AND COGNITIVE TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT; REACTION TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AMANTADINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880844525     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e318257fbc6     Document Type: Article

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