Poor tolerability of a transdermal nicotine treatment in Parkinson's disease.

abstract：:This review examines the features of the 16 randomized controlled trials that have been published on the use of oral tacrine for treating probable Alzheimer's disease and explores the methodologic problems associated with these studies. Patient selection using the standard National Institute of Neurological and Commun...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Conway EL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials with cholinergic agents suggest that cholinergic hypertrophy may be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent findings substantiate the view that nerve growth factor (NGF) selectively acts on cholinergic neurons. In adult rats and primates, intraventricular administration of nerve...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Hefti F,Schneider LS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levodopa (LD) is one of the most effective drugs for clinical symptoms in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Most PD patients are advanced in age and may have trouble with LD absorption because aging influences drug absorption processes. Previous reports have indicated that ascorbic acid (AsA) can reduce LD dosage ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Nagayama H,Hamamoto M,Ueda M,Nito C,Yamaguchi H,Katayama Y

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a mentally retarded patient with sporadic paroxysmal dystonia, unresponsive to anticonvulsant therapy, is described. He had a long-standing history of neuroleptic drug intake. Trihexyphenidyl in a total daily dosage of 20 mg totally suppressed the crises. ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Micheli F,Fernandez Pardal M,de Arbelaiz R,Lehkuniec E,Giannaula R

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of gabapentin in the treatment of muscle cramps, we engaged an open-label trial with a group of 30 patients with frequent (> 5 cramps/week), stable, long-lasting cramps, associated with different diseases. Gabapentin was effective in reducing the frequency and severity of muscle cra...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Serrao M,Rossi P,Cardinali P,Valente G,Parisi L,Pierelli F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deprenyl, a selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase, type B, which is free of the "tyramine effect," may ameliorate symptom fluctuations in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). We randomized 96 patients with marked symptom fluctuations at three centers to receive either deprenyl 5 mg b.i.d. or placebo in parallel fashi...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Golbe LI,Lieberman AN,Muenter MD,Ahlskog JE,Gopinathan G,Neophytides AN,Foo SH,Duvoisin RC

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The pathophysiology of hallucinations in Parkinson disease is poorly understood. This study investigated the relation between visual hallucination and visual evoked potentials (VEPs) in Parkinson disease. METHODS:Nineteen patients with Parkinson disease were studied. The authors divided patients into 2 group...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Matsui H,Udaka F,Tamura A,Oda M,Kubori T,Nishinaka K,Kameyama M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There has been an increase in the European and North American schizophrenia literature discussing the high prevalence of metabolic syndrome induced by atypical antipsychotic agents. The aim of this article was to review available data on metabolic syndrome induced by atypical antipsychotic agents in patients ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Bou Khalil R

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The units of different botulinum toxin products are not identical, and the dose equivalence has been debated for several years. In the year 2000, our clinic changed the recommended botulinum toxin product from Botox to Dysport for the treatment of cervical dystonia. Based on published reports, where dose con...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Rystedt A,Nyholm D,Naver H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BL-1020, a novel gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) ester of perphenazine, is a new oral antipsychotic with a strong affinity for dopamine and serotonin receptors. Unlike first- and second-generation antipsychotics, it has agonist activity at GABA(A). OBJECTIVE:This is the first study to examine tolerability an...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Anand R,Geffen Y,Vasile D,Dan I

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of 5-HT are varied and widely distributed throughout the human body. At this time, 5-HT research is a field ripe for "plucking." Not only is there a great demand for more selective agonists and antagonists, but there is more than enough work needed in receptor binding studies to keep pharmacologists employ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Bonate PL

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized double-blind study, 20 parkinsonian patients (suffering from the disease for 2-18 years), chronically treated with levodopa (500-750 mg/day for 0.5-12 years), received terguride (1 mg b.i.d.) or placebo for 4 weeks. Growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and insulin-li...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Martignoni E,Horowski R,Liuzzi A,Costa A,Dallabonzana D,Cozzi R,Attanasio R,Rainer E,Nappi G

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferons are a set of cytokines that activate antiviral responses by the body's immune cells and have been a mainstay of treatment of hepatitis C. Well-known neuropsychiatric effects of interferons include depression, irritability, and impaired concentration. A condition reported rarely in association with this tre...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Wangensteen KJ,Krawitt EL,Hamill RW,Boyd JT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drugs (e.g., PCP) which interfere with glutamatergic transmission at the N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) subclass of glutamate receptors precipitate both positive and negative symptoms of psychosis in humans. Based on a proposed "glutamatergic deficiency" in schizophrenia, pharmacologic facilitation of NMDA-mediated neura...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Rosse RB,Schwartz BL,Davis RE,Deutsch SI

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Treatment-resistant depression is a common occurrence in clinical practice as well as combination treatment with 2 different antidepressants. In the present case series, we study the effectiveness of the addition of reboxetine, during 12 weeks, to 14 outpatients diagnosed with major depressive disorder, acco...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： López-Muñoz F,Rubio G,Alamo C,García-García P,Pardo A

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:As the fiberoptic gastroscopy using midazolam is being in widespread use, the exact nature of midazolam on memory should be clarified. We intended to examine whether midazolam causes selective anterograde amnesia and what impact it has on other aspects of memory and general cognitive function. METHODS:We rec...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Hong YJ,Jang EH,Hwang J,Roh JH,Kwon M,Lee D,Lee JH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with essential tremor who had no psychiatric history developed symptoms of psychosis (visual hallucinations, paranoia, and vivid dreams) 3 days after starting topiramate (25 mg BID) for tremor control. All adverse symptoms resolved several days after topiramate was discontinued. ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Zesiewicz TA,Tullidge A,Tidwell J,Sullivan KL,Hauser RA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this study was to describe the pharmacokinetics of oral pergolide in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson disease using a new high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry assay. A secondary objective was to investigate the relationship between plasma concentrations and e...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Thalamas C,Rajman I,Kulisevsky J,Lledó A,Mackie AE,Blin O,Gillespie TA,Seger M,Rascol O

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied a 67-year-old woman with a sporadic form of hyperekplexia, who experienced 8-10 excessive startle responses to unexpected stimuli per month. Therapy with fluoxetine had a definite beneficial effect. This finding supports the hypothesis that serotonergic mechanisms play a role in this disorder. ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Sechi G,Sotgiu S,Valenti MP,Pitzolu MG,Peterlongo P,Larizza L,Rosati G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the frequencies of the symptoms such as "ataxia, depression, insomnia, anorexia, and pain," that have been reported to be associated with 5-HT1A receptor, and the effect of tandospirone citrate (tandospirone: 5-HT1A agonist) in patients with Machado-Joseph disease (MJD). METHODS:Ten MJD pati...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Takei A,Fukazawa T,Hamada T,Sohma H,Yabe I,Sasaki H,Tashiro K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve-hour urinary excretion of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxymandelic acid (VMA), homovanillic acid (HVA), and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) was studied in 20 premature infants, 8 without apnea and 12 with apnea. All infants were studied at 1-3 days of postnatal age (before apnea). Nonapneic infants were restudied at ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Bhat AM,Scanlon JW,Lavenstein B,Chuang L,Karoum F

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tremors other than those associated with Parkinson's disease are commonly encountered in clinical practice. The differentiation of tremor subtypes depends primarily on the presence of distinct clinical characteristics and is facilitated by the use of consistent nomenclature. Such differentiation can be helpful in dete...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： O'Sullivan JD,Lees AJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiepileptic drugs might be effective in the treatment of patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, a condition with unmet pharmacologic needs. We review the literature on the efficacy and tolerability of antiepileptic drugs in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, both case reports and open studies, as well as controlle...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Iancu I,Rosen Y,Moshe K

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trazodone is a serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor that is widely used for the treatment of depression and insomnia. Fatal overdose is rare and usually occurs when combined with other drugs or alcohol. Only a few lethal cases of pure trazodone overdose have been reported, all attributed to cardiotoxicity. We r...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Avila JD

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the nature of the hormone dependency of meningioma, particularly whether progestin receptor (PR) and tumor growth are estrogen-dependent, we measured the cytosol estrogen receptor (ER) and PR separately by an exchange assay with [3H]R 2858 (for ER) and [3H]RU 27987 (for PR) in 21 meningiomas. We correlate...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Moguilewsky M,Pertuiset BF,Verzat C,Philibert D,Philippon J,Poisson M

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Perampanel is a recently introduced antiepileptic drug (AED) with a unique action mechanism of noncompetitive and selective α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid antagonist. Because of delayed approval of perampanel in most Asian countries, there is limited information on the clinical usefulne...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Kim DW,Oh J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies indicate that the traditional Japanese herbal medicine yi-gan san (YGS, yokukan-san in Japanese) may be safe and useful for treating behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia, borderline personality disorder, neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia, and treatment-resistant schizophrenia...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Miyaoka T,Furuya M,Kristian L,Wake R,Kawakami K,Nagahama M,Kawano K,Ieda M,Tsuchie K,Horiguchi J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of obesity remains a puzzling challenge because long-term maintenance of weight loss--one of the most suitable goals--is rarely achieved with conventional methods. Among the theoretical measures able to maintain a permanent and bearable constraint to obtain the maintenance of weight loss is long-term (li...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Guy-Grand BJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily 20-mg doses of Copolymer 1 have been shown to significantly decrease the relapse rate in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In the present open-label study, patients with relapsing MS were treated with the same dose of Copolymer 1 administered on alternate days. Sixty-eight patients were recruited: fifty-one...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Flechter S,Kott E,Steiner-Birmanns B,Nisipeanu P,Korczyn AD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous injection of low doses of naloxone was found to reverse the respiratory depression induced by apomorphine in chloralose-anesthesized dogs. Similar results were obtained with haloperidol, whereas yohimbine remained ineffective. These data suggest that apomorphine depresses respiratory rate through a mechani...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Montastruc JL,Rascol O,Montastruc P

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00