Potential of Glial Cell Modulators in the Management of Substance Use Disorders.

abstract：:Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal, Timox) is structurally related to carbamazepine and has anticonvulsant activity. Studies suggest that the anticonvulsant activity of oxcarbazepine is mediated via the blocking of neuronal ion channels. In patients aged <18 years, the efficacy of oxcarbazepine monotherapy was similar to that o...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Bang LM,Goa KL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bipolar depression is the predominant abnormal mood state in bipolar disorder. However, despite the key pertinence of this phase of the condition, the focus of research and indeed of clinical interest in the management of bipolar disorder has been mainly on mania. Bipolar depression has been largely neglected, and ear...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Malhi GS,Mitchell PB,Salim S

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:No head-to-head clinical trials have been published comparing guanfacine extended release (GXR) and atomoxetine (ATX): two nonstimulants approved for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, other study designs or methods could be used to indirectly compare these two medicat...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Sikirica V,Findling RL,Signorovitch J,Erder MH,Dammerman R,Hodgkins P,Lu M,Xie J,Wu EQ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the effects of parental lisdexamfetamine (LDX) treatment on parent-child interactions. METHODS:Participants were 30 parents (27% were male) and their children aged 5-12 years, both diagnosed with DSM-IV attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Optimal LDX dose (30, 50, or 70 mg/da...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Waxmonsky JG,Waschbusch DA,Babinski DE,Humphrey HH,Alfonso A,Crum KI,Bernstein M,Slavec J,Augustus JN,Pelham WE

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：: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：: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：UNLABELLED:Tianeptine is an antidepressant agent with a novel neurochemical profile. It increases serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) uptake in the brain (in contrast with most antidepressant agents) and reduces stress-induced atrophy of neuronal dendrites. Like the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Wagstaff AJ,Ormrod D,Spencer CM

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Diclofenac potassium powder for oral solution (Voltfast(®), Catafast(®), Cambia(®); hereafter referred to as diclofenac potassium powder) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and is indicated for the acute treatment of migraine. This article reviews the pharmacological properties of diclofenac potassium ...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Garnock-Jones KP

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：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：: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：:Neuropathic pain is a persistent pain condition that develops secondary to nerve injury. The two most common types of peripheral neuropathic pain are post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). Amitriptyline, nortriptyline, desipramine and imipramine are TCAs that have been shown to be effecti...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Zin CS,Nissen LM,Smith MT,O'Callaghan JP,Moore BJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：: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：:It is difficult to determine the relative efficacy of atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia, based on the available literature. The purpose of this article is to review and compare the efficacy of two atypical antipsychotics: olanzapine and ziprasidone.This review focused on randomised trials in w...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Matza LS,Baker TM,Revicki DA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ursolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid found in several plants. Despite its initial use as a pharmacologically inactive emulsifier in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries, several biological activities have been reported for this compound so far, including anti-tumoural, anti-diabetic, cardioprotective and...

journal_title：CNS drugs

authors： Ramos-Hryb AB,Pazini FL,Kaster MP,Rodrigues ALS

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：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：: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：: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