Abstract:
:Nine years after the initial approval of a cholinergic drug for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease in the USA, a compound with a different pharmacological approach, namely the NMDA antagonist memantine, has been approved for the first time in Europe in 2002. This event led to an enhanced perception of a decade of basic research work on its mode of action. At the same time, additional preclinical data, e.g. on memantine's effects on the hyperphosphorylation of tau, and clinical trial results, e.g. on the glutamatergic-cholinergic combination therapy, are being reported. The present paper attempts to provide an update on the currently available pharmacological and clinical evidence on memantine, including earlier clincial data, e.g. in vascular dementia. As the clinical database broadens, and various additional conditions are being tested in ongoing controlled clinical trials, we are approaching an ever more precise profile of memantine's spectrum of safety and tolerability, and also varied efficacy-hopefully resulting in another useful tool in the clinician's hands to fight previously untreatable neurodegenerative disease.
journal_name
Int J Geriatr Psychiatryjournal_title
International journal of geriatric psychiatryauthors
Möbius HJdoi
10.1002/gps.939subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-09-01 00:00:00pages
S47-54issue
Suppl 1eissn
0885-6230issn
1099-1166journal_volume
18pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study compares inter- and intra-country differences in the prevalence of physical restraints and antipsychotic medications in nursing homes, and examines aggregated resident conditions and organizational characteristics correlated with these treatments. METHODS:Population-based, cross-sectional data we...
journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/gps.2689
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journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/gps.2644
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/gps.796
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/gps.4453
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2007-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of geriatric psychiatry
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/gps.1874
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00