Effects of memantine treatment on language abilities and functional communication: A review of data

Aphasiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 236-257

  Tocco, Michael ^a   Bayles, Kathryn ^b   Lopez, Oscar L ^c   Hofbauer, Robert K ^a   Pejović, Vojislav ^d   Miller, Michael L ^d   Saxton, Judith ^c  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Prescott Medical Communications Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Functional communication; Language; Memantine

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MEMANTINE; PLACEBO;

AMNESIA; APHASIA; BRAIN SIZE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FLUENCY DISORDER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PROGRESSIVE NONFLUENT APHASIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

EID: 84890368516     PISSN: 02687038     EISSN: 14645041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2013.838617     Document Type: Review

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