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Amphetamine Paried with Physical Therapy Accelerates Motor Recovery after Stroke:Further Evidence
Stroke 26:2254-2259, Walker-Batson,D.,et al, 1995
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Article Abstract
Although there were no differences between the groups at baseline(P=.599), there was a significant(P=.047)difference between the groups when the drug had been discontinued for 1 week and at the 12-month follow-up visit(P=. 047).Administration of dextroamphetamine paired with physical therapy increased the rate and extent of motor recovery in a small group of hemiplegic stroke patients.These data support and extend previous findings of the facilitatory aspects of certain types of drugs on recovery from brain injury.The use of neuromodulation may allow the nervous system to adapt previously unused or alternative pathways to relevant external input.
 
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