Biological and Neuropsychological Characterization of Physostigmine Responders and Nonresponders in Alzheimer's Disease
| Autor: | Janet C. Falgout, Ross Callaway, Carol Avery, Richard S. Jope, Mary Spiers, James H. Halsey, Lindy E. Harrell, Dano A. Leli, Donna A. Morere |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Physostigmine Erythrocytes Disease Neuropsychological Tests Placebo Choline chemistry.chemical_compound Double-Blind Method Alzheimer Disease Memory Activities of Daily Living Humans Medicine Aged Clinical Trials as Topic business.industry Neuropsychology Middle Aged Clinical trial chemistry Anesthesia Finger tapping Cholinergic Female Geriatrics and Gerontology business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 38:113-122 |
| ISSN: | 0002-8614 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb03471.x |
| Popis: | To assess the efficacy of oral physostigmine for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, 20 patients were entered into a clinical trial. All patients underwent a dose-finding phase (two weeks), followed by an open trial (two weeks), and a double-blind crossover phase (two weeks drug, two weeks placebo). Extensive neuropsychological testing (Buschke Selective Reminding procedure, category generation, picture recognition, finger tapping) and measurement of systemic cholinergic parameters were measured during each of these phases. Patients were classified as physostigmine responders and nonresponders based on a priori established criteria. Using these, nine patients were found to respond to physostigmine, while 11 were classified as nonresponders. During baseline conditions, responders when compared to nonresponders were found to have higher concentrations of red blood cell (RBC) choline (Ch) and higher ratios of RBC Ch to plasma Ch. Neuropsychological tests were found to fall into one of three categories. The first group of tests were sensitive to drug effects and differentiated physostigmine responders from nonresponders; the second group was found to predict responsiveness; and the third group was neither predictive nor sensitive to drug effects. |
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