Amantadine treatment of a patient with anoxic brain injury

Karin Edby, Jerry Larsson, Meta Eek, Lennart Wendt and Bräcke Östergård

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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.

key words Anoxic brain injury - Pharmacotherapy

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