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 hour...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of asthma 1986, Vol.23 (6), p.291-296
Hauptverfasser:	Suess, William M., Stump, Nannette, Chai, Hyman, Kalisker, Albert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Asthma - drug therapy Asthma - psychology Biological and medical sciences Child Drug Therapy, Combination Humans Medical sciences Memory - drug effects Pharmacology. Drug treatments Respiratory system Steroids - adverse effects Steroids - therapeutic use Theophylline - adverse effects Theophylline - therapeutic use Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0277-0903 1532-4303
DOI:	10.3109/02770908609073175