Cognitive effects of statin medications.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The gabapentinoids pregabalin and gabapentin are being increasingly prescribed for a range of clinical conditions. Recently, although gabapentinoids at therapeutic dosages may present with low addictive liability levels, cases of misuse and rising numbers of related fatalities have been reported. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Chiappini S,Schifano F

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:Evidence-based treatment approaches for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) comprise psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, or a combination of the two. First-line pharmacotherapy agents include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and, in certain European guidelines...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Hershenberg R,Gros DF,Brawman-Mintzer O

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circadian rhythm of pineal melatonin secretion, which is controlled by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), is reflective of mechanisms that are involved in the control of the sleep/wake cycle. Melatonin can influence sleep-promoting and sleep/wake rhythm-regulating actions through the specific activation of MT(1) (...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Pandi-Perumal SR,Srinivasan V,Spence DW,Cardinali DP

更新日期：2007-01-01 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

abstract：:Since 1989, several novel antipsychotic drugs have become available for use including clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, quetiapine and ziprasidone. These agents represent a substantial improvement in the treatment of schizophrenia and related disorders and are considered to have a favourable adverse effect profile r...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Trenton A,Currier G,Zwemer F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in finding a better alternative to alteplase has been slow. Tenecteplase and desmoteplase have better pharmacological profiles compared with alteplase, but definite clinical evidence of their superiority is lacking. The two major phase III studies that have tested the efficacy and safety of desmoteplase in is...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Logallo N,Kvistad CE,Nacu A,Thomassen L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been significant developments in the understanding of depression in children and adolescents in the past few years, including an increased recognition that significant depressive illness occurs in this patient group. Pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments are used to manage depression in children ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Varley CK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Friedreich ataxia (FA) is a progressive genetic neurological disorder associated with degeneration of the dorsal columns, spinocerebellar tracts and other regions of the nervous system. The disorder results from mutations in the gene referred to as FXN. Almost all mutations are expansions of an intronic GAA repeat in ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Tsou AY,Friedman LS,Wilson RB,Lynch DR

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：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：:Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by recurrent episodes of binge eating and associated efforts to purge the ingested calories through self-induced vomiting, laxative or diuretic abuse, fasting or intensive exercise. The aetiopathogenesis and pathophysiology of the disorder are currently unclear. Biol...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Brambilla F

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide range of support is available to help smokers to quit and to aid attempts at harm reduction, including three first-line smoking cessation medications: nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline and bupropion. Despite the efficacy of these, there is a continual need to diversify the range of medications so that t...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Beard E,Shahab L,Cummings DM,Michie S,West R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The link between diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been known for the last few decades. Since insulin and insulin receptors are known to be present in the brain, the downstream signalling as well as the effect of hyperinsulinemia have been extensively studied in both AD and Parkinson's disease. Glucag...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Calsolaro V,Edison P

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Atomoxetine is commonly used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with a broad range of cognitive abilities. We examined the association between level of cognitive functioning as determined by IQ and clinical response during treatment with atomoxetine. METHODS:The records of ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Mazzone L,Reale L,Mannino V,Cocuzza M,Vitiello B

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：:An explosion in antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy began in the 1990s with the licensing of 9 new chemical entities and more to come. Important differences between AEDs may not be detected by regulatory trials, which are designed to satisfy licensing requirements and often diverge considerably from everyday clinical pra...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Brodie MJ,Kwan P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a chronic progressive, usually fatal disease of uncertain pathogenesis that is associated with the presence of mutant measles virus in the CNS. The diagnosis is based on clinical criteria and an elevated titre of measles antibodies in the CSF. Electroencephalography, imagi...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Anlar B

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

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：INTRODUCTION:Both levetiracetam (LEV) and brivaracetam (BRV) eliminate the electroencephalogram photoparoxysmal response (PPR) in the human phase IIa photosensitivity model of epilepsy. The physiochemical properties of BRV differ from those of LEV, having higher potency and lipophilicity plus 10- to 15-fold greater aff...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Reed RC,Rosenfeld WE,Lippmann SM,Eijkemans RMJC,Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenité DGA

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：: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：: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：:Clinically relevant movement disorders are identified in 3% of patients with HIV infection seen at tertiary referral centres. In the same setting, prospective follow-up shows that 50% of patients with AIDS develop tremor, parkinsonism or other extrapyramidal features. Hemiballism-hemichorea and tremor are the most com...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Cardoso F

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Cognitive impairment is prevalent and debilitating among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). While many pharmacologic treatments have shown good efficacy in reducing clinical relapses, brain lesions, and improving certain physical symptoms, their efficacy for improving cognitive function is not well unde...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Chen MH,Goverover Y,Genova HM,DeLuca J

更新日期：2020-06-01 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