Riverbend DS Assocation Home Page » Supplements and Drugs » Supplements Articles » Dromia and PiracetamDromia and Piracetam. A useful association in the treatment of Down's syndrome (A comparative study) |
J. Fialho, M.D. Specialist in Pediatrics and Puericulture, University of Barcelona and School of Puericulture, Spain; Medical Society of Portugal. Tempo Medico 30:944 (1977) |
Period | Treatment | No. of patients | |
---|---|---|---|
1972-74 | Dromia | 3 months - 5 years old: 5 - 12 years old: Subtotal: |
14 12 26 |
1974-76 | Dromia + Noostan | 3 months - 5 years old: 5 - 12 years old: Subtotal: |
14 12 26 |
Total: | 52 |
+ | = modest improvement |
++ | = marked improvement |
+++ | = dramatic improvement |
Parameter assessed | Improvement with Dromia alone |
No. of patients |
Improvement with Dromia + Noostan |
No. of patients |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muscular tone | ++ | 26 | 26 | ++ | 26 | 26 | ||||
Motor development | + ++ +++ |
15 11 0 |
26 | + ++ +++ |
6 16 4 |
26 | ||||
Mental development | + ++ +++ |
10 8 8 |
26 | + ++ +++ |
0 19 0 |
26 | ||||
Speech | + ++ +++ |
14 12 0 |
26 | + ++ +++ |
0 3 23 |
26 | ||||
Affective-social development | + ++ +++ |
17 9 0 |
26 | + ++ +++ |
1 17 8 |
26 | ||||
Scholastic achievement | + ++ +++ |
8 4 0 |
12 | + ++ +++ |
2 8 2 |
12 | ||||
EEG | + ++ +++ |
15 11 0 |
26 | + ++ +++ |
3 20 3 |
26 | ||||
Total number of patients | 26 | 26 |