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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.
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Edby, K., Larsson, J., Eek, M. et al. Amantadine treatment of a patient with anoxic brain injury. Child's Nerv Syst 11, 607–609 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00301001
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