New formulations of stimulants for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: therapeutic potential.

abstract：:Varenicline (Chantix, Champix) is an orally administered alpha4beta2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist that is indicated as an aid to smoking cessation. Varenicline was an effective aid to smoking cessation and was generally well tolerated in clinical trials, although more data are needed regarding the ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Keating GM,Lyseng-Williamson KA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Oral fingolimod (Gilenya™), a sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor agonist, is the first oral agent and the first in a novel class of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) to be approved for use in the US for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). In the EU, fingolimod is approved for use as a sin...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Scott LJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:In humans, age-related memory impairments begin in mid-life and cognitive weakening continues with advancing age. An important aspect of defining memory decline is the distinction between dementia as a result of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, and memory loss not specifically associated with diseas...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Foster TC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How a woman responds to sexual cues is highly dependent on a number of distinct, yet related, factors. Researchers have attempted to explain the female sexual response for decades, but no single model reigns supreme. Proper female sexual function relies on the interplay of somatic, psychosocial and neurobiological fac...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Kingsberg SA,Clayton AH,Pfaus JG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing the risk of stroke in persons with migraine is complicated by the intricate relationship between these two conditions. Both migraine and stroke are common and co-morbidity may, in some cases, be coincidental. Given the overlap of clinical symptoms in stroke and migraine, each condition may also mimic the oth...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Tietjen GE

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Schizophrenia is a long-term psychiatric disorder that impacts important mental functions and requires indefinite treatment, as well as psychosocial and economic support. The introduction of chlorpromazine, the first antipsychotic, and the subsequent development of a long list of similar dopamine-blocking antipsychoti...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Awad AG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hashimoto's encephalopathy is a term used to describe an encephalopathy of presumed autoimmune origin characterised by high titres of antithyroid peroxidase antibodies. In a similar fashion to autoimmune thyroid disease, Hashimoto's encephalopathy is more common in women than in men. It has been reported in paediatric...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Mocellin R,Walterfang M,Velakoulis D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demonstrated benefits of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease are well established in the medical literature, and this class of medications is among those most commonly prescribed in the USA. In 2012, the US Food and Drug Admi...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Kelley BJ,Glasser S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The almost ubiquitous sleep disturbances in patients with depression commonly, but not always, subside with the remission of depression. Evidence linking insomnia with the risk of relapses in recurrent depression, as well as suicide, makes optimization of the treatment of insomnia associated with depression a priority...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Jindal RD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For nearly 50 years, antidepressant drugs have been the first-line treatment for various forms of depression. Despite their widespread use, these medications have significant shortcomings, in particular problems of patient compliance due to adverse effects. The introduction of new formulations of existing antidepressa...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Norman TR,Olver JS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Many authors have reported discontinuation symptoms associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and characteristics of the discontinuation syndrome in patients who stopped treatment with the SSRIs paroxetine and fluoxetine under the u...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Bogetto F,Bellino S,Revello RB,Patria L

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naltrexone is a μ-opioid receptor antagonist that blocks the euphoric effects of heroin and prescription opioids. In order to improve treatment adherence, a once-monthly, intramuscular, extended-release formulation of naltrexone (XR-NTX) [VIVITROL(®)] has been developed, and approved in the USA and Russia for the prev...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Syed YY,Keating GM

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Antidepressant-induced liver injury is a major concern and a liver monitoring scheme has been recommended by the European Medicines Agency for agomelatine. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess the liver safety and identify the characteristics of patients who developed a significant increase i...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Perlemuter G,Cacoub P,Valla D,Guyader D,Saba B,Batailler C,Moore K

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between the sustained pain free (SPF) and adverse event (AE) rates associated with six oral serotonin 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor agonists (triptans) used for the treatment of acute migraine, employing data from a previous meta-analysis (that included almotriptan, eletriptan, naratriptan, ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Dodick DW,Sandrini G,Williams P

更新日期：2007-01-01 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:Walking impairment is a hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS). It affects > 90% of individuals over time, reducing independence and negatively impacting health-related quality of life, productivity, and daily activities. Walking impairment is consistently reported as one of the most distressing impairments by ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Hobart J,Ziemssen T,Feys P,Linnebank M,Goodman AD,Farrell R,Hupperts R,Blight AR,Englishby V,McNeill M,Chang I,Lima G,Elkins J,ENHANCE study investigators.

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Sodium channel blockers have been the mainstay of the pharmacological management of focal and generalised tonic-clonic seizures for more than 70 years. The focus of this paper will be on phenytoin, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, rufinamide, lacosamide and eslicarbazepine acetate. All these antiepileptic dr...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Brodie MJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lacosamide (Vimpat(®)) is a functionalized amino acid available orally (as a syrup or tablet) and as an intravenous infusion. It is believed to exert its antiepileptic effect by selectively enhancing the slow inactivation of voltage-gated sodium channels. Lacosamide is approved in several countries worldwide as an adj...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Hoy SM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) has a profound impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), a comprehensive subjective measure of the patient's health status. Assessment of HRQoL informs on the potential advantages and disadvantages of disease-modifying drugs (DMDs) beyond their effects on observer-based disability and m...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Jongen PJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much work has been carried out in recent years showing that elevated glutamate levels in the extracellular environment of the central nervous system play a pivotal role in neurodegeneration in acute CNS injuries. With the elucidation of the mechanism governing glutamate excitotoxicity, researchers are devising therape...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Jia M,Njapo SA,Rastogi V,Hedna VS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pervasive and devastating nature of substance use disorders underlies the need for the continued development of novel pharmacotherapies. We now know that glia play a much greater role in neuronal processes than once believed.  The various types of glial cells (e.g., astrocytes, microglial, oligodendrocytes) partic...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Jones JD

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Duloxetine (Cymbalta(R)) is a potent serotonin and noradrenaline (norepinephrine) reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) in the CNS. It is indicated for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) as well as other indications. In patients with GAD of at least moderate severity, oral duloxetine 60-120 mg once daily was effe...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Carter NJ,McCormack PL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections are common in people with dementia, and antibiotic use is widespread, albeit highly variable, across healthcare settings and countries. The few studies conducted to date that consider the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing specifically for people with dementia focus on people with advanced dementia a...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Parsons C,van der Steen JT

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00