DISCRIMINATION OF TETRAHYDROAMINOACRIDINE RESPONDERS BY A SINGLE DOSE PHARMACO-EEG IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

被引:54
作者
ALHAINEN, K
PARTANEN, J
REINIKAINEN, K
LAULUMAA, V
SOININEN, H
AIRAKSINEN, M
RIEKKINEN, P
机构
[1] UNIV KUOPIO, DEPT CLIN NEUROPHYSIOL, SF-70211 KUOPIO, FINLAND
[2] UNIV KUOPIO, DEPT PHARMACOL, SF-70211 KUOPIO, FINLAND
基金
芬兰科学院;
关键词
TETRAHYDROAMINOACRIDINE; CHOLINOMIMETICS; MONOAMINE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90907-B
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
We report the results of our study suggesting that a single dose pharmaco-EEG may predict treatment response to tetrahydroaminoacridine (THA) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). 14 AD patients and 7 age-matched neurologically healthy controls were selected for the study. AD patients had 7 weeks' THA treatment. 6 patients were regarded as responders and 8 patients as nonresponders, respectively. AD patients as well as controls had a baseline EEG recording and next day another recording 90 minutes after a peroral single dose of 50 mg THA. The relative change from the baseline in the alpha-theta ratio was the most sensitive discriminator of responders and nonresponders (P = 0.004, ANOVA).
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页码:113 / 116
页数:4
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