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The Effects of Pyrithioxine on the Behaviour and Intellectual Functioning of Learning Disabled Children


G. Logue
A. Nestadt
Yvonne Neumann

Abstract

A double-blind trial with pyrithioxine (Encephabol) and a placebo was made with "'5 pairs of learning-disabled pupils, the pairs being equated in terms of certain variables: Both trial and control groups improved in reading and mechanical arithmetic over the 15 - week period of the trial. The improvement was greater in the trial group, however, particularly in arithmetic.


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