Mnemonic effects of asthma medication in children.
Asthmatic children receiving theophylline or steroid-theophylline combination therapy and normal nonasthmatics were given tests of visual retention and paired-associate learning. The performance of children receiving combination therapy was significantly worse than that of the nonasthmatics 6-8 hours after receiving steroid medication, but not 22-24 or 46-48 hours after medication. Children receiving theophylline alone did not differ from nonasthmatics on these tasks. These observations suggest that steroid-inclusive medication regiments can affect cognitive performance.
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D013256:Steroids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013806:Theophylline / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
D013256:Steroids; D013806:Theophylline