Current developments in neurology, Part II: Advances in the pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, and stroke

Ann Pharmacother. 1996 Dec;30(12):1446-51. doi: 10.1177/106002809603001214.

Abstract

Disorders of the central nervous system provide innumerable challenges to the clinician. Often the underlying pathophysiology is not completely understood, thus preventing the design of treatment strategies aimed at correcting the underlying process. In this decade of the brain, basic science research combined with difficult but necessary clinical trials may answer some of these seemingly over-whelming questions for these devastating illnesses.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy*
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Apomorphine / pharmacology
  • Aspirin / therapeutic use
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / prevention & control
  • Cholinergic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Dopamine Agonists / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Parkinson Disease / drug therapy*
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Tacrine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Cholinergic Agents
  • Dopamine Agonists
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Tacrine
  • Apomorphine
  • Aspirin