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dextroamphetamine and Postoperative Complications

dextroamphetamine has been researched along with Postoperative Complications in 2 studies

Dextroamphetamine: The d-form of AMPHETAMINE. It is a central nervous system stimulant and a sympathomimetic. It has also been used in the treatment of narcolepsy and of attention deficit disorders and hyperactivity in children. Dextroamphetamine has multiple mechanisms of action including blocking uptake of adrenergics and dopamine, stimulating release of monamines, and inhibiting monoamine oxidase. It is also a drug of abuse and a psychotomimetic.
(S)-amphetamine : A 1-phenylpropan-2-amine that has S configuration.

Postoperative Complications: Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"To examine the use of the central nervous system stimulant dextroamphetamine sulfate to regulate appetite and subsequent weight gain in children treated for craniopharyngioma."9.10The use of dextroamphetamine to treat obesity and hyperphagia in children treated for craniopharyngioma. ( Krawiecki, N; Mason, PW; Meacham, LR, 2002)
"To examine the use of the central nervous system stimulant dextroamphetamine sulfate to regulate appetite and subsequent weight gain in children treated for craniopharyngioma."5.10The use of dextroamphetamine to treat obesity and hyperphagia in children treated for craniopharyngioma. ( Krawiecki, N; Mason, PW; Meacham, LR, 2002)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (50.00)18.2507
2000's1 (50.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Mason, PW1
Krawiecki, N1
Meacham, LR1
Max, JE1
Richards, L1
Hamdan-Allen, G1

Trials

1 trial available for dextroamphetamine and Postoperative Complications

ArticleYear
The use of dextroamphetamine to treat obesity and hyperphagia in children treated for craniopharyngioma.
    Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine, 2002, Volume: 156, Issue:9

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Body Mass Index; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Child; Child Behavior Diso

2002

Other Studies

1 other study available for dextroamphetamine and Postoperative Complications

ArticleYear
Case study: antimanic effectiveness of dextroamphetamine in a brain-injured adolescent.
    Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1995, Volume: 34, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Bipolar Disorder; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Ventricles; Dextroamphetamine; Humans;

1995