Famotidine adjunctive pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia: a case report.

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：:Despite ongoing dispute over the pathophysiologic basis of migraine, the vasospastic theory of pathogenesis has brought to the forefront a promising class of new antimigraine agents, the Ca2+ channel antagonists. Voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels, integral membrane proteins that permit extracellular Ca2+ to enter cells ...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Greenberg DA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe an unusual case of camptocormia responding to levodopa. METHODS:We present a case of camptocormia with a sustained excellent response to levodopa in a patient with negative dopamine transporter and no DYT 5 genetic mutations. RESULTS:We present a 52-year-old man with 2 years' history of progress...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Oravivattanakul S,Abboud H,Fernandez H,Itin I

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:There is strong evidence to support the hypothesis that the rapid effects of steroids on neurons are membrane-mediated. Rapid steroid effects have been demonstrated in the absence of intracellular receptors, in the presence of RNA or protein synthesis inhibitors, and in response to steroids coupled to large proteins t...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Golden GA,Mason PE,Rubin RT,Mason RP

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjunctive use of methylphenidate, a central stimulant, has been considered as a potential therapeutic choice for patients with refractory unipolar depression, geriatric depression, bipolar depression, and depression secondary to a medical illness. We present a case of psychotic unipolar depression in which the patien...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Huang CC,Shiah IS,Chen HK,Mao WC,Yeh YW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tiagabine (TGB), a recently approved antiepileptic drug (AED), has a specific mechanism of action that is unique among AEDs. A potent AED with linear, predictable pharmacokineties, it inhibits gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) reuptake into neurons and glia. Tiagabine does not have any clinically relevant effects on hepa...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Schachter SC

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclamol, the (-)enantiomer of 3-PPP (= 3(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N-n-propyl piperidine), has a selective dopamine autoreceptor- and postsynaptic mixed agonist-antagonist profile. Its action on patients with disabling on-off parkinsonian fluctuations has been studied and compared with those of placebo and subcutaneous apomo...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Pirtosek Z,Merello M,Carlsson A,Stern G

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tolcapone, a central and peripheral catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor, reduces the conversion of L-Dopa into 3-O-methyl-Dopa (3-OMD), thus leading to more stable and sustained L-Dopa plasma levels. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of acute and 6-week tolcapone administration on L-Dopa pharma...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Napolitano A,Del Dotto P,Petrozzi L,Dell'Agnello G,Bellini G,Gambaccini G,Bonuccelli U

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four to 10% of patients with Parkinson disease and chronically treated with levodopa undergo an addictionlike behavioral disturbance named dopamine dysregulation syndrome (DDS). This article suggests that patients with Parkinson disease could be especially prone to develop DDS due to the dopamine deficiency and the "p...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Linazasoro G

更新日期：2009-01-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the effects of age on the association between early and eventual responses to paroxetine treatment in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS:Eighty-nine patients with MDD were administered paroxetine and completed the 6-week protocol. On the basis of our previous study, we de...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Tomita T,Sato Y,Nakagami T,Tsuchimine S,Kaneda A,Kaneko S,Nakamura K,Yasui-Furukori N

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：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：:Interferon (IFN) is the most widely prescribed drug of choice for chronic hepatitis B infection, which is a common health problem in our country. Therapy with IFN-alpha may be associated with a number of neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as Parkinsonism, akathisia, seizure, and depressive disorders. In this case report,...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Atasoy N,Ustundag Y,Konuk N,Atik L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamine synthetase (GS), an enzyme localized in astroglial cells in the brain, is directly implicated in brain detoxification. An ontogenic study of GS activity was performed in homogenates from four distinct brain areas in comparison with the respective astrocytes obtained in primary cultures. GS was induced by hyd...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Tardy M,Rolland B,Fages C,Caldani M

更新日期：1984-01-01 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：: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：: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：:This study reports the antidepressant efficacy and the safety of amineptine (Survector 100) in a national multicenter open clinical trial (32 hospital centers). Three hundred twenty-four patients with depressive disorders, selected according to DSM-III Diagnostic Criteria and INSERM classification, were treated with a...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Kemali D

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term effects of mesulergine, a new drug with dopamine agonistic properties, were studied in 28 patients with Parkinson's disease. In 18 patients with late side effects of levodopa, the addition of mesulergine (10.9 mg/day) induced significant decreases in the global (-48%), rigidity (-62%), and akinesia (-37%...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Rascol A,Montastruc JL,Rascol O,Senard JM

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and five patients with progressive supranuclear palsy were questioned about the frequency, circumstances, and consequences of falling. Parkinsonian symptoms were scored using the unified rating scale. Thirty-eight percent of parkinsonian patients fell, and 13% fell mo...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Koller WC,Glatt S,Vetere-Overfield B,Hassanein R

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive, disabling, neurodegenerative disorder characterized by both motor and nonmotor symptoms. Monoamine oxidase B inhibitors, dopamine agonists, N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists and levodopa (LD), with its various formulations and administration modes, mainly improve the motor sympt...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Müller T

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Midazolam, a potent short-acting benzodiazepine, is a safe and highly effective agent for the control of status epilepticus. Its efficacy in the control of neonatal seizures, however, has not been determined. Six neonates (aged 1-9 days; gestation, 30-41 weeks) developed seizures from a variety of causes. In each case...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Sheth RD,Buckley DJ,Gutierrez AR,Gingold M,Bodensteiner JB,Penney S

更新日期：1996-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Aripiprazole and ziprasidone are 2 antipsychotic medications that are relatively devoid of the metabolic adverse effects associated with the second-generation antipsychotics. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of switching to ziprasidone in patients who had insufficient response or intolerance to...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Kim SW,Shin IS,Kim JM,Bae KY,Yang SJ,Yoon JS

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Heart rate variability (HRV) reflects the cardiac autonomic regulation, and reduced HRV is considered a pathophysiological link between depression and cardiovascular mortality. So far, there is only limited information on the effects of venlafaxine and mirtazapine on HRV.We studied 28 nondepressed controls and 41 mode...

journal_title：Clinical neuropharmacology

authors： Terhardt J,Lederbogen F,Feuerhack A,Hamann-Weber B,Gilles M,Schilling C,Lecei O,Deuschle M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00