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Clinical Trial
. 1979 Sep;65(1):107-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF00491989.

Piracetam as an aid to learning in dyslexia. Preliminary report

C Wilsher, G Atkins, P Manfield
Clinical Trial

Piracetam as an aid to learning in dyslexia. Preliminary report

C Wilsher et al. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1979 Sep.

Abstract

Sixteen male dyslexic children were seen again when adults and matched with 14 student volunteers for a 21-day trial of piracetam. It was found, using a double-blind cross-over technique, that dyslexics significantly increased their verbal learning by 15.0% and students by 8.6% (over and above their placebo increase).

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