Neurologic disorders of attention and arousal: assessment and treatment.
Disorders of attention are common after a variety of insults to the central nervous system. Clinically observable disorders of attention have complex relationships to the hypothesized underlying core deficits that were reviewed in a previous article. Thus, the process of evaluating such deficits is equally complex. Treatments may be directed along a continuum from cellular chemistry and physiology to environmental modification. At present, there is little consensus about appropriate evaluation or treatment for attentional disorders.
Whyte
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants