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Case Reports
. 1995 Summer;7(3):347-50.
doi: 10.1176/jnp.7.3.347.

Methylphenidate in the treatment of neurobehavioral slowing associated with cancer and cancer treatment

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Methylphenidate in the treatment of neurobehavioral slowing associated with cancer and cancer treatment

M A Weitzner et al. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1995 Summer.

Abstract

Psychostimulants used in the treatment of psychiatric conditions, including depression, alleviate some of the observed psychomotor retardation. We describe 3 patients with impairments of arousal and psychomotor speed secondary to tumor-related organic brain dysfunction who benefited from stimulant therapy.

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