Modafinil and armodafinil improve attention and global mental status in Lewy bodies disorders: Preliminary evidence

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1095-1097

  Varanese, Sara ^a,b,c   Perfetti, Bernardo ^c   Gilbert Wolf, Rebecca ^b   Thomas, Astrid ^c   Onofrj, Marco ^c   Di Rocco, Alessandro ^b  

^a Casa di Cura Villa Pini d'Abruzzo Policlinico Abano Terme   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMODAFINIL; MODAFINIL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ATTENTION; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAKEFULNESS-PROMOTING AGENTS;

EID: 84883497675     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3952     Document Type: Letter

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