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Case Reports
. 1995 Oct;11(10):607-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF00301001.

Amantadine treatment of a patient with anoxic brain injury

K Edby  1 , J Larsson, M Eek, L von Wendt, B Ostergård
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Amantadine treatment of a patient with anoxic brain injury

K Edby et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 1995 Oct.

Abstract

An 18-year-old boy with anoxic brain injury, suffering from severe psychomotor inhibition, tetrarigidity and dystonia, was treated with amantadine in order to ameliorate his symptoms. Neuropsychological tests showed improvement in motor and cognitive functions.

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