Attention Deficits Following Adem Relieved by Guanfacine

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-7-3

Attention Deficits Following Adem Relieved by Guanfacine

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 25 (2011): Issue 7

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jul 2011

Abstract

Neuroscientists at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, London, UK report the case of a 38-year-old male with severe deficits in arousal and sustained attention, associated with hemispatial neglect, secondary to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-25-7-3 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 51 - 52

Published on: Jul 1, 2011

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Noradrenergic Agonist Guanfacine,

Attention and Spatial Neglect,

Attention and Arousal

© 2011 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 25 (2011): Issue 7