TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA BY CONCOMITANT THERAPY WITH ZOPICLONE AND ANIRACETAM IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL INFARCTION, CEREBROATROPHY, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE AND PARKINSONS-DISEASE

Citation
H. Katsunuma et al., TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA BY CONCOMITANT THERAPY WITH ZOPICLONE AND ANIRACETAM IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL INFARCTION, CEREBROATROPHY, ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE AND PARKINSONS-DISEASE, PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, 52(2), 1998, pp. 198-200
Citations number
5
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Neurosciences,Psychiatry
ISSN journal
1323-1316
Volume
52
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
198 - 200
Database
ISI
SICI code
1323-1316(1998)52:2<198:TOIBCT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
For insomniac patients, sleeping drugs are used; in addition, concomit ant therapy with other drugs has been tried in an effort to prevent a decrease in the effects due to long-term continuous use. This report p resents the results of a study on the sleeping effects in nine aged pa tients with insomnia associated with cerebrovascular and non-cerebrova scular disorders who received concomitant therapy with Zopiclone and A niracetam. The treatment in 7/9 cases (78%) was found to be effective, showing more than 50% prolongation of sleeping time, and in two casts (22%) was found to be ineffective. We discuss the mechanism of action referring to the literature.