Topiramate-Associated Movement Disorder: Case Series and Literature Review.

abstract：:A significant proportion of the interindividual variance in human fatness is attributable to genetic factors. This fact is indicated (inter alia) by studies of identical twins demonstrating that the degree of efficiency with which the body uses excess dietary energy for fat storage is, to a considerable extent, inheri...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Van Itallie TB

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:This article outlines the reasons that detection of subtle changes in the cognitive system is difficult in geriatric assessment. A new assessment approach is introduced that examines cognitive patterns and facilitates the evaluation of subtle changes. ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Poon LW

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful combination therapy with atypical antipsychotics and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors has been reported for several psychiatric conditions. However, great attention should be paid to the possible adverse effects. In this retrospective chart review, we focused on the drug-drug interaction of paroxetin...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Fukui H,Murai T

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluctuations in motor performance are the major problems in chronic management of Parkinson's disease. Most of these fluctuations reflect the decline of levodopa availability. As a consequence, levodopa dosage might be increased and the interdose interval progressively shortened. The postsynaptic dopamine receptors at...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Stocchi F,Patsalos PN,Berardelli A,Barbato L,Bonamartini A,Manfredi M,Ruggieri S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last several years, the therapeutic approach to bacterial meningitis has been changing. The neurological complications of bacterial meningitis result from an inflammatory process that is initiated by the lysis of bacteria in the subarachnoid space by antibiotics; to alter the pathophysiologic events initiated...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Roos KL

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：: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：:Cyclosporine A (CsA) neurotoxicity is an iatrogenic disease with significant morbidity and occasional mortality. We retrospectively reviewed the cases of CsA neurotoxicity among bone marrow transplant recipients at our institution, and summarized the current literature on the subject. The neurologic presentation is va...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Shah AK

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cerebellum has traditionally been regarded as an organ of motor coordination. However, the importance of the cerebellum in psychiatric disorders, behavior, and cognition is increasingly being recognized. There is no consensus concerning treatment of schizophrenia-like psychosis after cerebellar pathology...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Almeida J,Serrão EM,Almeida AT,Afonso JG

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent studies, disorders of chromatic and achromatic vision in parkinsonian patients have been demonstrated; these could be partially restored after application of L-Dopa. In this study, the effect of a 3-day infusion therapy with amantadine sulphate on color vision was evaluated in 19 parkinsonian patients by use...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Büttner T,Kuhn W,Müller T,Patzold T,Przuntek H

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of L-tyrosine (10 g/day in four divided doses) as an adjuvant to molindone (150 mg/day) in the treatment of schizophrenia was investigated using a placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover design (3 weeks on L-tyrosine, 3 weeks on placebo). The objective of this inpatient study was to increase dopaminergi...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Deutsch SI,Rosse RB,Schwartz BL,Banay-Schwartz M,McCarthy MF,Johri SK

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nine patients with orthostatic hypotension due to multiple system atrophy, the effects of octreotide (100 micrograms s.c.), a somatostatin analogue, on blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and norepinephrine (NE) plasma levels after 60 degrees head up tilt test were evaluated by a randomly controlled study. Octreo...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Bordet R,Benhadjali J,Destée A,Belabbas A,Libersa C

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate sexual function and behaviour in male patients who take lithium. Participants included 35 bipolar and schizoaffective men, aged 43.3 +/- 9.6 years, who were in euthymic state and were receiving lithium as the sole medical treatment. Eleven patients (31.4%) reported sexual d...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Aizenberg D,Sigler M,Zemishlany Z,Weizman A

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A multicenter open-label clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the clinical usefulness of topiramate (TPM) as primary or adjunctive therapy for infantile spasms in the postmarketing period in China. METHODS:Thirty-four centers participated in the trial. Patients included in the study had 1 or more seizure...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Zou LP,Lin Q,Qin J,Cai FC,Liu ZS,Mix E,Topiramate Study Group.

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six males and one female with chronic tic disorders, whose ages ranged from 12 to 31 years, were evaluated before treatment, after 1 month on placebo, after a single 10 mg nifedipine dose (three patients), and monthly while on flunarizine 10-15 mg (mean dose of 13 mg). None of the patients receiving nifedipine improve...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Micheli F,Gatto M,Lekhuniec E,Mangone C,Fernandez Pardal M,Pikielny R,Casas Parera I

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess quantitatively the influence of rotigotine transdermal patch on daytime sleepiness, the most common adverse event by non-ergot dopamine agonists (DAs), in Parkinson disease (PD) patients. METHODS:An open-label study enrolled PD patients with unsatisfactory control of motor symptoms. Treatment with...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Ohta K,Osada T

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVES:IPX066 is an oral, extended-release capsule formulation of carbidopa-levodopa (CD-LD) available in 4 strengths. The goals of this investigation were to assess the dose proportionality of IPX066 and to study the effects of a high-fat, high-calorie meal and of sprinkling the capsule contents on applesauce on t...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Yao HM,Hsu A,Gupta S,Modi NB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of four monkeys was rendered parkinsonian with the toxin MPTP. They were then treated chronically with L-DOPA/benserazide 50/12.5 mg/kg given orally daily for 2 months. This dose produced a striking antiparkinsonian effect, but all animals manifested dyskinesia. A series of agents acting primarily on neurotran...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Gomez-Mancilla B,Bédard PJ

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five of 24 (21%) normal men (volunteers) administered alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine (AMPT), a catecholamine-depleting agent, developed acute dystonic reactions. The finding that catecholamine depletion without receptor blockade is sufficient to cause acute dystonia suggests that a variety of neurotransmitter imbalances m...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： McCann UD,Penetar DM,Belenky G

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies assessing the effect of transdermal nicotine in Parkinson's disease (PD) have generated mixed results regarding its efficacy to treat motor and cognitive deficits. These studies generally reported good tolerability in nonsmoking PD patients. The authors report the tolerability data of an open trial with transd...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Lemay S,Blanchet P,Chouinard S,Masson H,Soland V,Bédard MA

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:Neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia (TD) that persists for 1 year or more following withdrawal of neuroleptics is usually said to be permanent. Early spontaneous remissions have been well described but most such remissions occurred within the first few months following neuroleptic withdrawal, and no published studi...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Klawans HL,Tanner CM,Barr A

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main augmentation strategy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the addition of low-dose dopamine antagonists, such as risperidone. However, the development of additional pharmacological therapeutics is necessary because some patients remain refractory to these strategies. In the present repo...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： da Rocha FF,Correa H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Psychogenic polydipsia occurs frequently in patients with chronic psychiatric illness and is often unmanageable. We herein report 5 patients in whom acetazolamide was trialed for this symptom. METHODS:We encountered a case in which polydipsia improved with incidental administration of acetazolamide. We then ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Takagi S,Watanabe Y,Imaoka T,Sakata M,Watanabe M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 76-year-old, right-handed woman with progressive primary freezing of gait. Despite several therapeutic strategies, she continued to worsen to the point that she became confined to a wheelchair. Treatment with selegiline in doses up to 20 mg/d led to marked improvement of the gait disorder. This...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Zúñiga C,Lester J,Cersósimo MG,Díaz S,Micheli FE

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:Following oral administration in the fasting healthy subject, the mean maximum concentration of tianeptine is 334 +/- 79 ng/ml. Absorption of tianeptine from the tablet form is rapid and complete. Maximum plasma concentration is obtained by the first hour following administration (0.94 +/- 0.47 h). Absolute bioavailab...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Royer RJ,Albin H,Barrucand D,Salvadori-Failler C,Kamoun A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Treatment of chronic insomnia with nightly hypnotics is efficacious, but discontinuation is recommended after 1 month, less than the average disease duration. This study was undertaken to determine the efficacy of intermittent administration. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A double-blind study was carried...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Parrino L,Smerieri A,Giglia F,Milioli G,De Paolis F,Terzano MG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00