Amphetamine in recovery from brain injury

A Hornstein; L Lennihan; G Seliger; S Lichtman; K Schroeder

doi:10.1080/026990596124647

Amphetamine in recovery from brain injury

Brain Inj. 1996 Feb;10(2):145-8. doi: 10.1080/026990596124647.

Authors

A Hornstein¹, L Lennihan, G Seliger, S Lichtman, K Schroeder

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, NY 10993-1195, USA.

PMID: 8696315
DOI: 10.1080/026990596124647

Abstract

A chart review of dextroamphetamine treatment in 27 traumatic brain injury patients during rehabilitation therapy suggests that amphetamine treatment enhanced the recovery and functional status of 15 patients.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Amphetamine / administration & dosage
Amphetamine / therapeutic use*
Brain Injuries / drug therapy*
Central Nervous System Stimulants / administration & dosage
Central Nervous System Stimulants / therapeutic use*
Humans
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Central Nervous System Stimulants
Amphetamine