Traumatic brain injury: a disease process, not an event

BE Masel, DS DeWitt - Journal of neurotrauma, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is seen by the insurance industry and many health care
providers as an “event.” Once treated and provided with a brief period of rehabilitation, the …

The cholinergic hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease: a review of progress

PT Francis, AM Palmer, M Snape… - Journal of Neurology …, 1999 - jnnp.bmj.com
Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common causes of mental deterioration in elderly
people, accounting for around 50%-60% of the overall cases of dementia among persons …

Amyloid cascade hypothesis: Pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies in Alzheimer's disease

SH Barage, KD Sonawane - Neuropeptides, 2015 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Various
therapeutic approaches are being used to improve the cholinergic neurotransmission, but …

Memantine and cholinesterase inhibitors: complementary mechanisms in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease

CG Parsons, W Danysz, A Dekundy, I Pulte - Neurotoxicity research, 2013 - Springer
This review describes the preclinical mechanisms that may underlie the increased
therapeutic benefit of combination therapy—with the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor …

Glycine and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors: physiological significance and possible therapeutic applications

W Danysz, CG Parsons - Pharmacological reviews, 1998 - ASPET
Since the finding by Johnson and Ascher (1987) demonstrating that glycine enhances
electrophysiological responses mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) b

Memantine in severe dementia: results of the 9M‐best study (benefit and efficacy in severly demented patients during treatment with memantine)

B Winblad, N Poritis - International journal of geriatric …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess clinical efficacy and safety of memantine—an uncompetitive N‐methyl‐
d‐aspartate (NMDA) antagonist—in moderately severe to severe primary dementia …

The NMDA receptor antagonist memantine as a symptomatological and neuroprotective treatment for Alzheimer's disease: preclinical evidence

W Danysz, CG Parsons - International journal of geriatric …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing evidence for the involvement of glutamate‐mediated neurotoxicity in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We suggest that glutamate receptors of the N …

The role of neuronal growth factors in neurodegenerative disorders of the human brain

B Connor, M Dragunow - Brain Research Reviews, 1998 - Elsevier
Recent evidence suggests that neurotrophic factors that promote the survival or
differentiation of developing neurons may also protect mature neurons from neuronal …

The interplay of neurotransmitters in Alzheimer's disease

PT Francis - CNS spectrums, 2005 - cambridge.org
Evidence exists for both cholinergic and glutamatergic involvement in the etiology of
Alzheimer's disease. Acetylcholine (ACh), a neurotransmitter essential for processing …

Cholinesterase inhibitors used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: the relationship between pharmacological effects and clinical efficacy

DG Wilkinson, PT Francis, E Schwam, J Payne-Parrish - Drugs & aging, 2004 - Springer
The deficiency in cholinergic neurotransmission in Alzheimer's disease has led to the
development of cholinesterase inhibitors as the first-line treatment for symptoms of this …