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Amantadine treatment following traumatic brain injury in children

Pages 885-889 | Received 01 May 2007, Accepted 04 Jul 2007, Published online: 03 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Primary objective: The focus of this paper is to review the current literature on the use of amandatine in children who have sustained a head injury.

Main outcomes and results: A MEDLINE search was conducted and yielded five papers. They were composed of prospective, retrospective and case study designs. Dosage use and side effect profiles were consistent with expected norms. Efficacy was measures primarily by alertness and arousal and positive results were found for all studies on these dimensions. Behavioural and cognitive measures of outcome yielded mixed results.

Conclusions: The studies reviewed for this paper suggest that amantadine is clinically beneficial for children who have sustained head injuries. Double blind placebo controlled trials with larger sample sizes are needed to further substantiate these findings.

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