The Therapeutic Role of Gangliosides in Neurological Disorders.

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：:Duloxetine (Cymbalta) is an orally administered, selective serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) that has been approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Based on a considerable body of evidence, duloxetine at dosages ranging from 40 to 120 mg/day was effective in the short- and lon...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Frampton JE,Plosker GL

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：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：:Disability, characterised by the loss of ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL), is a defining feature of dementia that results in growing caregiver burden and the eventual need for alternative care or nursing home placement. Functional decline in patients with dementia can also result from causes other t...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Desai AK,Grossberg GT,Sheth DN

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common, frequently chronic, sensorimotor neurological disorder characterized by nocturnal leg dysesthesias and an irresistible urge to move the legs, usually resulting in sleep disturbance. Dopaminergic agonists, alpha-2-delta calcium-channel ligands, and opioids have all demonstrated...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Mackie S,Winkelman JW

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE:Haemorrheological parameters and endothelial function are known to be altered in vascular diseases, including stroke. Treatment with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors ('statins') improves cerebrovascular (and cardiovascular) morbidity and mortality in patients with atherosclerosis; the beneficial ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Szapary L,Horvath B,Marton Z,Alexy T,Kesmarky G,Habon T,Szots M,Koltai K,Juricskay I,Czopf J,Toth K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Narcolepsy type 1 and narcolepsy type 2 are central disorders of hypersomnolence. Narcolepsy type 1 is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy and is associated with hypocretin-1 deficiency. On the other hand, in narcolepsy type 2, cerebrospinal fluid hypocretin-1 levels are normal and cataplexy ab...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Barateau L,Lopez R,Dauvilliers Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original article can be found online. ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Chidambaran V,Costandi A,D'Mello A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Topiramate is an antiepileptic drug that has a broad spectrum of antiseizure effects, which appear to be the result of several neurostabilising pharmacological mechanisms. These include blockade of ion channels, potentiation of GABA neuroinhibition and glutamate receptor antagonism at non-NMDA receptors, as well as mi...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Waugh J,Goa KL

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：:As in all patient populations, epilepsy is common in pregnant women. Consequently, approximately 1 in 200 pregnancies is exposed to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Although exposure to AEDs in utero has been associated with an increased risk of major fetal malformations, most women with epilepsy require medication through...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Adab N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cenobamate is a novel tetrazole-derived carbamate compound with a dual mechanism of action. This drug can enhance the inactivated state of voltage-gated sodium channels, preferentially inhibiting the persistent component of the sodium channel current, and acts as a positive allosteric modulator of GABAA rece...

journal_title：CNS drugs

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

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：: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：: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：:Methylene blue is a long-established drug with complex pharmacology and multiple clinical indications. Its diverse mechanisms of action are most likely responsible for the large variety of its clinical effects. Of interest to psychiatrists, methylene blue has antidepressant, anxiolytic, and neuroprotective properties ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Alda M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the established efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in hematologic malignancies, translating CAR T therapy to solid tumors has remained investigational. Glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal form of primary brain tumor, has recently been among the malignancies being trialed clinic...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Salinas RD,Durgin JS,O'Rourke DM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basal ganglia and dopaminergic pathways play a central role in hyperkinetic movement disorders. Vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitors, which deplete dopamine at presynaptic striatal nerve terminals, are a class of drugs that have long been used to treat hyperkinetic movement disorders, but have rece...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Tarakad A,Jimenez-Shahed J

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:When otherwise unexplained, syncope in patients with Alzheimer's disease may be attributed to bradycardia caused by cholinesterase inhibitors. We studied prospectively the clinical events and cardiovascular changes occurring during treatment with donepezil in patients with Alzheimer's disease. METHODS:Conse...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Bordier P,Garrigue S,Lanusse S,Margaine J,Robert F,Gencel L,Lafitte A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the beginning of the AIDS pandemic, affective disorders (such as depressed mood) were seen in a considerable number of HIV-1-infected individuals. These disorders were a result of the poor physical condition of the patients, brain involvement by the virus (e.g. encephalopathy) or a reaction to disadvantageous livin...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Arendt G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome (AHS) is a rare, but potentially fatal, adverse reaction that occurs in patients, including children, who are treated with anticonvulsants. During metabolism of the anticonvulsant, toxic arene-oxide compounds are produced. AHS is associated with both cutaneous and systemic symp...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Verrotti A,Trotta D,Salladini C,Chiarelli F

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Tramadol-an atypical opioid analgesic-has a unique pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile, with opioidergic, noradrenergic, and serotonergic actions. Tramadol has long been used as a well-tolerated alternative to other drugs in moderate pain because of its opioidergic and monoaminergic activities. However, cumula...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Barakat A

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:The common strategy to treat a migraine attack as soon as it begins, made for classical acute antimigraine treatments such as ergotamine and analgesics, has not been transposed to the triptans. The recommendation to delay triptan intake until headache intensity is at least moderate is merely a habit generated by the p...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Schoenen J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00