{"title":"Effect of Methylphenidate in Patients with Acute Traumatic Brain Injury; a Randomized Clinical Trial","authors":"Hosseinali Khalili, Kamyar Keramatian","doi":"10.1017/S1748232107000079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232107000079","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126549948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Approaches to Treatment of Schizophrenia by Enhancing N -methyl- D -aspartate Neurotransmission","authors":"G. Tsai","doi":"10.1017/S1748232107000055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232107000055","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background: There is a great need to develop new antipsychotic agents. In addition to dopaminergic neurotransmission, glutamatergic neurotransmission has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. The most compelling link between glutamatergic N -methyl- d -aspartate (NMDA) neurotransmission and schizophrenia concerns the mechanism of action of the psychotomimetic drug phencyclidine and the dissociative anesthetic, ketamine; both are NMDA antagonists. The psychosis induced by the NMDA antagonists causes not only positive symptoms similar to the action of dopaminergic enhancers but also negative symptoms and cognitive deficits typical of schizophrenia in normal volunteers and worsening of the psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Accordingly, enhancing NMDA neurotransmission should benefit the symptoms of schizophrenia. Methods: Most clinical trials were done by the addition of the NMDA-enhancing agents, glycine, d -serine, d -alanine, d -cycloserine and sarcosine to the stable regimens of antipsychotics in double-blind, placebo-controlled designs. Results: When taken together, the trials of NMDA-enhancing agents in patients with chronic schizophrenia receiving stable dose of antipsychotics, the NMDA-enhancing agents were effective in the domains of negative symptoms, cognition, depression, positive symptoms and general psychopathology. The agents also significantly improved extrapyramidal symptoms. No significant side-effects or safety concerns emerged. Interpretation: In addition to testing more lead compounds, dose-finding and long-term trials are required to determine the optimal dose and functional improvement capacity of NMDA receptor agonist. The agents may also be applied to prevention and the treatment for prodromal phases of the illness.","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128532307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modafinil: A Candidate for Pharmacotherapy of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia","authors":"John H. Peloian, J. Pierre","doi":"10.1017/S1748232107000134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232107000134","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117004905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intranasal Zolmitriptan Is Effective and Well Tolerated in Acute Cluster Headache: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Crossover Study","authors":"E. Cittadini, P. Goadsby","doi":"10.1017/S174823210700016X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S174823210700016X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133483387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A randomized-controlled trial of bilateral rTMS for treatment-resistant depression","authors":"P. Fitzgerald","doi":"10.1017/S1748232107000018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232107000018","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background : Antidepressant effects have been demonstrated with both high-frequency left-sided repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) (HFL-TMS) and low-frequency stimulation to the right prefrontal cortex (LFR-TMS). However, doubts remain about the extent of these reported treatment effects. Design and Methods : The study was a 6 week double-blind randomized sham-controlled trial of sequential bilateral rTMS (SBrTMS) in depression. The method consisted of 3 trains of LFR-TMS of 140 s duration at 1 Hz being applied daily followed immediately by 15 trains of 5 s duration of HFL-TMS at 10 Hz. Sham stimulation was applied using identical parameters, but with the coil angled at 45 degrees from the scalp resting on the side of one wing of the coil. Results : There was a significant difference in response between the two groups at the 2-week time-point ( F (1,25) = 25.5, p F (5,44) = 3.9, p = 0.005). A significant proportion of the active study group met response (11/25) and remission criteria (9/25) by study end compared to the sham group (2 and 0/22). Interpretation : Bilateral rTMS treatment, involving the sequential application of both HFL-TMS and LFR-TMS, has substantial treatment efficacy in patients with treatment-resistant depression. The treatment response is clinically significant following 4–6 weeks of active treatment. Therefore this novel style of bilateral rTMS has the potential to become a substantive clinical intervention, although the study requires replication.","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124151585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Esselink, R. D. Bie, R. Haan, P. Schuurman, P. Munckhof, J. Speelman
{"title":"A Randomized Trial Comparing Unilateral Pallidotomy with Bilateral Subthalamic Nucleus Stimulation in PD: Perspectives for Future Implication in Clinical Practice","authors":"R. Esselink, R. D. Bie, R. Haan, P. Schuurman, P. Munckhof, J. Speelman","doi":"10.1017/S1748232106000036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232106000036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125188757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Augmentation with Nimodipine of Antidepressant Therapy in the Treatment of “Vascular Depression”","authors":"F. Taragano, P. Bagnati, R. Allegri","doi":"10.1017/S1748232106000103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232106000103","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT There is evidence for an association between vascular disease and depression, and in particular between cerebrovascular disease and depression, especially that occurring later in life. Among the diverse psychiatric diseases, the one which is most widely studied concerning the relationship with the vascular system, is depression. The risk relationship between depression and vascular events is a two-way road: the presence of depression increases the cerebrovascular and cardiovascular event risk (worsening its evolution and prognosis, as well) and a patient evidencing cerebrovascular or heart disease, will also show an increase in the risk of suffering depression ( Taragano et al. , 2005 ). Depression is a common cause of disability in the elderly. It reduces quality of life and represents a serious public health problem ( Beekman et al. , 2001 ; Steffens et al. , 2000 ). Its prevalence in late life is 2–3% for major depression and 12–15% for all depressive syndromes ( Beekman et al. , 1999 ).","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132104365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can Quality of Life be Improved in Schizophrenia? Results From A Pragmatic, Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Olanzapine with First Generation Antipsychotics","authors":"M. S. Lima, A. Breier, J. Mari","doi":"10.1017/S1748232106000176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232106000176","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116996792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Symptomatic Remission in Patients with Bipolar Mania: Results from a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Risperidone Monotherapy","authors":"S. Gopal, J. Beyer, D. Steffens, M. Kramer","doi":"10.1017/S1748232106000152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232106000152","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTBackground: The purpose of this analysis was to compare symptomatic remission rates between risperidone and placebo in a completed randomized controlled trial. Design and Methods: Two hundred ninety (290) adult patients who met DSM-IV criteria for Bipolar I Disorder Manic or Mixed episode were randomized to flexible doses of risperidone or placebo for 3 weeks. An entry Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) score of > 20 was required at trial screening and baseline. Time to first onset of remission (as defined as a YMRS score of < 8) was assessed using Cox proportional hazards. Persence or absence of sustained remission was analyzed using logistic regression. Sustained remission was defined as maintaining a YMRS < 8 for the remainder of the trial or until censor. Results: After adjusting for presence of psychosis, baseline YMRS, gender, number of mood cycles in the previous year and treatment,the odds of sustained remission for subjects on risperidone was 5.6 (p < 0.0001). Similarly the adjusted hazard or remission for subjects on rsiperidone was 4.0 (p < 0.0001). Interpretaion: A statistically significant proportion of manic patients receiving risperidone monotherapy achieved symptomatic remission within 3 weeks as compared to placebo.","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121226964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Novel, Noninvasive Add-on Treatment for Medication-Resistant Depression","authors":"T. Su, Chih-Chia Huang","doi":"10.1017/S1748232106000115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S1748232106000115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":347111,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Neurotherapeutics and Neuropsychopharmacology","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123703635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}