The influence of pyrithioxine on certain factors of intelligence1.
A double-blind trial with pyrithioxine was made with 22 pairs of visually handicapped children who were equal in IQ scores and in chronological age. Although an improvement of abstraction ability was noticed, the overall results were not in concurrence with the general tendency in relevant literature.
D000124:Achievement; D001766:Blindness / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects*; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D009042:Motivation / Q000187:drug effects; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000187:drug effects; D010919:Placebos; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011746:Pyrithioxin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects
D010919:Placebos; D011725:Pyridines; D011746:Pyrithioxin