Mnemonic Effects of Asthma Medication in Children
1986; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 23; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3109/02770908609073175
ISSN1532-4303
AutoresWilliam M. Suess, N. F. Stump, Hyman Chai, Albert Kalisker,
Tópico(s)Stress Responses and Cortisol
ResumoAsthmatic 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.
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