Thursday, May 12, 2011

Amantadine Found to Improve Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness After TBI


Amantadine hydrochloride effectively improved functional recovery in patients in a vegetative or minimally conscious state after traumatic brain injury, results from a 6-week, randomized, multicenter study showed. "The improvements with amantadine were clinically significant in that they were associated with more frequent emergence of functionally meaningful behaviors [that are] associated with returning to full consciousness," Dr. Douglas I. Katz said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.

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