A retrospective study of memantine in children and adolescents with pervasive developmental disorders.

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Published in Psychopharmacology (Berl) on October 03, 2006

Authors

Craig A Erickson1, David J Posey, Kimberly A Stigler, Jennifer Mullett, Adrian R Katschke, Christopher J McDougle

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Down Syndrome Memantine Follow-up Study | NCT02304302

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