The star systems: overview and use in determining antiepileptic drug choice.

abstract：:Postherpetic neuralgia, which occurs most typically in older persons, is one of the most common and serious complications of herpes zoster (or shingles). It is a chronic neuropathic pain syndrome and remains one of the most difficult pain disorders to treat. Known beneficial agents include antidepressants, antiepilept...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Pappagallo M,Haldey EJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature mortality due to cardiovascular disease in those with schizophrenia is the largest lifespan disparity in the US and is growing; adults in the US with schizophrenia die, on average, 28 years earlier than those in the general population. The rate of smoking prevalence among individuals with schizophrenia is es...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Cather C,Pachas GN,Cieslak KM,Evins AE

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent dementia in the world. Its cause(s) are presently largely unknown. The most common explanation for AD, now, is the amyloid cascade hypothesis, which states that the cause of AD is senile plaque formation by the amyloid β peptide, and the formation of neurofibrillary tangl...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Fülöp T,Munawara U,Larbi A,Desroches M,Rodrigues S,Catanzaro M,Guidolin A,Khalil A,Bernier F,Barron AE,Hirokawa K,Beauregard PB,Dumoulin D,Bellenger JP,Witkowski JM,Frost E

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All antipsychotics, including the atypical antipsychotics (AAPs), may cause tardive dyskinesia (TD), a potentially irreversible movement disorder, the pathophysiology of which is currently unknown. The prevention and treatment of TD remain major challenges for clinicians. We conducted a PubMed search to review the pre...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Stegmayer K,Walther S,van Harten P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of news items and case reports describing complex behaviours (e.g. sleep driving, sleep cooking, sleep eating, sleep conversations, sleep sex) associated with the use of hypnosedative medications have recently received considerable attention. Regulatory agencies examining these reports have subsequently issue...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Dolder CR,Nelson MH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Earlier commencement of clozapine has been related to a better response in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. OBJECTIVES:To identify variables that predict clozapine use after a first episode of schizophrenia (FES). METHODS:Patients with FES and ≤15 days of lifetime antipsychotic treatment were followed up...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Üçok A,Çıkrıkçılı U,Ergül C,Tabak Ö,Salaj A,Karabulut S,Correll CU

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses comprise a group of neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders caused by mutations in at least 13 different genes and primarily affect the brain and the retina of children or young adults. The disorders are characterized by progressive neurological deterioration with dementia, epi...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Kohlschütter A,Schulz A,Bartsch U,Storch S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the CNS occurs most commonly in patients with severe immunosuppression such as those with advanced HIV infection (i.e. AIDS) or those who have undergone bone marrow or solid organ transplantation. Immunocompetent patients are affected very rarely. The infection of the CNS may affect ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Maschke M,Kastrup O,Diener HC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease affects nearly 5 million Americans currently and, as a result of the baby boomer cohort, is predicted to affect 14 million Americans and 22 million persons totally worldwide in just a few decades. Alzheimer's disease is present in nearly half of individuals aged 85 years. The main symptom of Alzhei...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Butterfield DA,Pocernich CB

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of an intervention to slow or halt disease progression remains the greatest unmet therapeutic need in Parkinson's disease. Given the number of failures of various novel interventions in disease-modifying clinical trials in combination with the ever-increasing costs and lengthy processes for drug develo...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Athauda D,Foltynie T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), used as part of highly active antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV and AIDS, disrupt neuronal mitochondrial DNA synthesis, resulting in antiretroviral toxic neuropathy (ATN). Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) enhances neurotrophic support of sensory neuro...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Youle M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insomnia, an inability to initiate or maintain sleep, affects approximately one-third of the American population. Conventional benzodiazepines, such as triazolam and midazolam, were the treatment of choice for short-term insomnia for many years but are associated with adverse effects such as rebound insomnia, withdraw...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Hesse LM,von Moltke LL,Greenblatt DJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins possess neuroprotective effects. However, real-world evidence supporting their utility in post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) prevention is limited. OBJECTIVE:The association between statin use, including timing of prescribing (pre-stroke vs post-stroke), type (lipophilicity, intensity of therapy) and dose i...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Lin FJ,Lin HW,Ho YF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dravet syndrome (DS) is a medically refractory epilepsy that onsets in the first year of life with prolonged seizures, often triggered by fever. Over time, patients develop other seizure types (myoclonic, atypical absences, drops), intellectual disability, crouch gait and other co-morbidities (sleep problems, autonomi...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Knupp KG,Wirrell EC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, several new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been licensed: felbamate, gabapentin, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate, vigabatrin and zonisamide. These drugs have proven efficacy as add-on therapy in patients with difficult-to-treat partial epilepsy, as 20-50% of patients ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Deckers CL,Knoester PD,de Haan GJ,Keyser A,Renier WO,Hekster YA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptoms of anxiety and depression often appear together in patients, either as 2 discrete disorders, such as major depressive disorder and panic disorder, or as a combination of symptoms not meeting criteria for specific disorders. The social, economic, occupational and medical costs of such comorbid anxiety and depr...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Bakish D,Habib R,Hooper CL

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on current information about luteal phase administration (i.e. typically for the last 2 weeks of the menstrual cycle) of pharmacological agents for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). Compared with continuous administration, a luteal phase administration regimen reduces the exp...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Freeman EW

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we review the evidence that tocopherol (vitamin E) may have a role to play in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological diseases. The theoretical rationale for the effectiveness of tocopherol as treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's disease is based on its antioxi...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Berman K,Brodaty H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Once considered rare and resistant to treatment, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has now emerged as a common, yet often unrecognized, psychiatric condition. Treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is effective in 40-60% of patients with OCD. Management of the remaining 40-60% of patients wit...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Abudy A,Juven-Wetzler A,Zohar J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of antipsychotic treatment during pregnancy is subject to substantial uncertainty and some controversy among healthcare providers, specifically pertaining to second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) that are subject to a large gap in safety data during pregnancy compared with antidepressants. The amount of sa...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Damkier P,Videbech P

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregabalin, the pharmacologically active S-enantiomer of 3-aminomethyl-5-methylhexanoic acid, possesses anticonvulsant activity. Pregabalin binds with high affinity and specificity to voltage-gated calcium channel alpha(2)-delta proteins. The putative mechanism of action of the drug is reduced excitatory neurotransmit...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Warner G,Figgitt DP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diroximel fumarate (DRF) is a novel oral fumarate approved in the USA for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. DRF is converted to monomethyl fumarate, the pharmacologically active metabolite of dimethyl fumarate (DMF). DRF 462 mg and DMF 240 mg produce bioequivalent exposure of monomethyl fumarate and are...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Naismith RT,Wundes A,Ziemssen T,Jasinska E,Freedman MS,Lembo AJ,Selmaj K,Bidollari I,Chen H,Hanna J,Leigh-Pemberton R,Lopez-Bresnahan M,Lyons J,Miller C,Rezendes D,Wolinsky JS,EVOLVE-MS-2 Study Group.

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies examine predictors of seizures in medically treated patients with epilepsy receiving antiepileptic monotherapy using a large patient population. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to identify clinical, medication, and demographic factors associated with seizure recurrence in medically treated patients ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Shcherbakova N,Rascati K,Brown C,Lawson K,Novak S,Richards KM,Yoder L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Tianeptine is an antidepressant agent with a novel neurochemical profile. It increases serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) uptake in the brain (in contrast with most antidepressant agents) and reduces stress-induced atrophy of neuronal dendrites. Like the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Wagstaff AJ,Ormrod D,Spencer CM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite several decades of research, the characteristics distinguishing atypical depression from other depressive subtypes remain ambiguous. Multiple lines of evidence support the designation of atypical depression as a scientifically and clinically relevant subtype, including differences in hormonal responses, brain ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Pae CU,Tharwani H,Marks DM,Masand PS,Patkar AA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dravet syndrome (DS) is one of the most severe forms of drug-resistant epilepsy and available interventions fail to control seizures in most patients. Cannabidiol (CBD) is the first in a new class of antiepileptic drugs with a distinctive chemical structure and mechanism of action. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Lattanzi S,Brigo F,Trinka E,Zaccara G,Striano P,Del Giovane C,Silvestrini M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) is an emergency with high mortality requiring neurointensive care. Treatment paradigms include first-generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and anesthetics. Lacosamide (LCM) is a new AED, holding promise as a potent treatment option for RSE. High-level evidence regarding sa...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Sutter R,Marsch S,Rüegg S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To monitor weight regain after therapy discontinuation in patients with migraine experiencing weight loss during topiramate (TPM) treatment. METHODS:Patients with migraine without aura were enrolled in this observational prospective study. Weight, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, systolic and diasto...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Verrotti A,Parisi P,Agostinelli S,Loiacono G,Marra F,Coppola G,Pisani LR,Gorgone G,Striano P,Pisani F,Belcastro V

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is frequently associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) such as agitation and aggression, especially in the moderate to severe stages of the illness. The limited efficacy and high-risk profiles of current pharmacotherapies for the management of agitation and aggression in AD have driven ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Liu CS,Chau SA,Ruthirakuhan M,Lanctôt KL,Herrmann N

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) describes a spectrum of clinically, pathologically and genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders of unknown aetiology. FTLD spectrum disorders collectively represent a leading cause of early-onset dementia, with most cases presenting between 45 and 64 years of age. ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Seltman RE,Matthews BR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00