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Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Vol. 12, No. 1, 29-31 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/154596839801200105

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Naltrexone Improves Severe Posttraumatic Abulia

Glenn M. Seliger, MD

Department of Neurology

Steven W. Lichtman, EdD

Department of Internal Medicine

Andrew Hornstein, MD

Department of Psychiatry, Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, New York, and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York

A single case study is presented of a 22-year-old women who sustained severe abulia and akinesia after a traumatic brain injury. After intensive rehabilitation and unsuc cessful pharmacologic interventions, a trial of naltrexone coincided with a significant improvement in Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores. Key Words: Nal trexone—Brain injury—Abulia.


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