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ERIC Number: EJ263152
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-May
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The Effects of Megadoses of Selected B Complex Vitamins on Children with Hyperkinesis: Controlled Studies with Long-Term Follow-Up.
Brenner, Arnold
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v15 n5 p258-64 May 1982
One hundred children (4 to 15 years old) with hyperkinesis and cerebral dysfunction were given individual three-day trials of pharmacologic doses of thiamin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine, and placebo. The experience suggested that the hyperkinetic cerebral dysfunction syndrome is multifactoral. A significant number are caused by vitamin deficiency or pharmacologic dependence. (Author)
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Followup Studies, Hyperactivity, Neurological Impairments, Nutrition
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Vitamins