Extended-release intramuscular naltrexone (VIVITROL®): a review of its use in the prevention of relapse to opioid dependence in detoxified patients.

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：: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：:New formulations of stimulant medications for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been an important focus for pharmaceutical industry research and development over the past decade. In this article, we review and assess the therapeutic potential of five new stimulant formulations (one ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Connor DF,Steingard RJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 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

abstract：:Treatment of pediatric migraine remains an unmet medical need. There continues to be a paucity of pediatric randomized controlled trials for the treatment of migraine, both in the acute and preventive settings. Pediatric studies are often complicated by high placebo-response rates and much of our current practice is b...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Kacperski J,Hershey AD

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral blonanserin (Lonasen) is an atypical antipsychotic agent indicated for use in patients with schizophrenia in Japan and Korea. It is effective in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia, providing short- and long-term efficacy against both the positive and negative symptoms of the disorder in several randomiz...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Deeks ED,Keating GM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitoxantrone (Novantrone), a synthetic anthracenedione derivative, is an antineoplastic, immunomodulatory agent. Its presumed mechanism of action in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is via immunomodulatory mechanisms, although these remain to be fully elucidated. Intravenous mitoxantrone treatment improved neurol...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Scott LJ,Figgitt DP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent and disabling disorder associated with significant co-morbidity. An increased awareness of SAD over the past two decades has given impetus to advances in the pharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic treatment options for this disorder. On the basis of consistent data from ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Muller JE,Koen L,Seedat S,Stein DJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the efficacy and tolerability of zolmitriptan 2.5 mg oral tablet as an acute treatment for menstrual migraine attacks. METHODS:This was a two-phase, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group outpatient study (Phase I is reported here). The study was conducted at 2...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Tuchman M,Hee A,Emeribe U,Silberstein S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NEDA was evaluated as the proportion of patients free of relapses, 3-month confirmed disability progression, and free of new or newly enlarging T2 lesion and Gadolinium enhancing lesions. ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Papadopoulos D,Mitsikostas DD

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:▴ Ziprasidone is a novel antipsychotic drug. It has high affinity for serotonin 5-HT(2) and dopamine D(2) receptors in vitro, with an 11-fold higher affinity for 5-HT(2) than for D(2) receptors, suggestive of a low potential for inducing motor disturbance [including extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)].▴ The effects of zipr...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Davis R,Markham A

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：:Numerous in vitro and in vivo experimental animal studies have demonstrated that gangliosides, particularly GMI ganglioside (siagoside), may stimulate or accelerate the repair of peripheral and central nervous system neurons after various types of damage. Clinical studies of GMl in peripheral neuropathies and stroke, ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Schneider JS

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：:Loxapine is a well-established, first-generation antipsychotic agent. Loxapine inhalation powder (Adasuve(®)) was recently approved in the USA and the EU for use in the acute treatment of agitation in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Inhaled loxapine is delivered by a hand-held, single-dose, single-use...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Keating GM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa present with comorbidity in a number of important areas, including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders (obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and other phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder) and substance abuse...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Woodside BD,Staab R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic, recurrent mental disease that causes serious disability. Because currently available antidepressants have limited efficacy with respect to response and remission in patients with MDD, clinicians must choose the best available treatment interventions for patients who do not...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Pae CU,Patkar AA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although levodopa is considered the most effective pharmacotherapy for motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), chronic use is associated with motor complications, including fluctuating response and unpredictable, involuntary movements called dyskinesia. ADS-5102 (amantadine) extended-release (ER) capsule...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Elmer LW,Juncos JL,Singer C,Truong DD,Criswell SR,Parashos S,Felt L,Johnson R,Patni R

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Down syndrome (DS), which results from an extra copy of chromosome 21 (trisomy 21), is the most common genetically defined cause of intellectual disability. Although no pharmacotherapy aimed at counteracting the cognitive and adaptive deficits associated with this genetic disorder has been approved at present, there h...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Costa AC,Scott-McKean JJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A recent large database analysis raised concerns of potential acute kidney injury (AKI) risk associated with antipsychotics. However, whether individual atypical and typical antipsychotics are associated with differential AKI risks has not been investigated. OBJECTIVE:The current study compared the risks of...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Jiang Y,McCombs JS,Park SH

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：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：:Mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) 1 gene are commonly found in human glioma, with the majority of low-grade gliomas harboring a recurrent point mutation (IDH1 R132H). Mutant IDH reveals an altered enzymatic activity leading to the synthesis of 2-hydroxyglutarate, which has been implicated in epigenetic m...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Karpel-Massler G,Nguyen TTT,Shang E,Siegelin MD

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：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：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：: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：:Parkinson's disease is a disabling hypokinetic neurological movement disorder in which the aetiology is unknown in the majority of cases. Current pharmacological treatments, though effective at restoring movement, are only symptomatic and do nothing to slow disease progression. Electrophysiological, epidemiological an...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Swart T,Hurley MJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epileptic encephalopathy is defined as a condition where the epileptic activity itself may contribute to the severe neurological and cognitive impairment seen, over and above that which would be expected from the underlying pathology alone. The epilepsy syndromes at high risk of this are a disparate group of condition...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： McTague A,Cross JH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00