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.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
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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