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The efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for post-stroke aphasia.
Conclusions Current evidence suggests that drugs can improve the prognosis of post-stroke aphasia, such as donepezil, memantine. Donepezil has a significant effect in improving the ability of auditory comprehension, naming, repetition and oral expression. Memantine has a significant effect in improving the ability of naming, spontaneous speech and repetition. Bromocriptine showed no significant improvement in the treatment of aphasia after stroke. The trial for galantamine, amphetamine and levodopa in the treatment of aphasia after stroke is limited and inconclusive. PMID: 29984673 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: CNS and Neurological Disorders Drug Targets - July 6, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Zhang X, Shu B, Zhang D, Huang L, Fu Q, Du G Tags: CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets Source Type: research

Amphetamine and other pharmacological agents in human and animal studies of recovery from stroke
Publication date: Available online 18 April 2015 Source:Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry Author(s): D. Walker-Batson , J. Mehta , P. Smith , M. Johnson Neuromodulation with pharmacological agents, including drugs of abuse such as amphetamine, when paired with behavioral experience, has been shown to positively modify outcomes in animal models of stroke. A number of clinical studies have tested the efficacy of a variety of drugs to enhance recovery of language deficit post-stroke. The purpose of this paper is to: (1) present pertinent animal studies supporting the use of dextro-amphetamine su...
Source: Progress in Neuro Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry - April 28, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research

Effect of Donepezil on Wernicke Aphasia After Bilateral Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: Subtraction Analysis of Brain F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomographic Images
We present a case of a 53-year-old female patient with Wernicke aphasia, after the old infarction in the territory of left middle cerebral artery for 8 years and the recent infarction in the right middle cerebral artery for 4 months. On the initial evaluation, the Aphasia Quotient in Korean version of the Western Aphasia Battery was 25.6 of 100. Baseline brain F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic images demonstrated a decreased cerebral metabolism in the left temporoparietal area and right temporal lobe. Donepezil hydrochloride, a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, was orally administered 5 mg/d fo...
Source: Clinical Neuropharmacology - July 1, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

Donepezil alone and combined with intensive language-action therapy on depression and apathy in chronic post-stroke aphasia: A feasibility study
Brain Lang. 2022 Dec 7;236:105205. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2022.105205. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36495749 | DOI:10.1016/j.bandl.2022.105205
Source: Brain and Language - December 10, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Marcelo L Berthier Lisa Edelkraut Francisco J L ópez-González Diana L ópez-Barroso Bettina Mohr Friedemann Pulverm üller Sergio E Starkstein Ricardo E Jorge Mar ía José Torres-Prioris Guadalupe D ávila Source Type: research