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Abstract
The focus of this paper is to review the current literature on the use of amantadine in children who have sustained a head injury.A MEDLINE search was conducted and yielded five papers. They were composed of prospective, retrospective and case study designs. Dosage use and side effect profiles were consistent with expected norms. Efficacy was measures primarily by alertness and arousal and positive results were found for all studies on these dimensions. Behavioural and cognitive measures of outcome yielded mixed results.The studies reviewed for this paper suggest that amantadine is clinically beneficial for children who have sustained head injuries. Double blind placebo controlled trials with larger sample sizes are needed to further substantiate these findings.
View details for DOI 10.1080/02699050701553213
View details for Web of Science ID 000248942600001
View details for PubMedID 17729042