Efficacy of different types of cognitive enhancers for patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analysis

I Sinkeviciute, M Begemann, M Prikken, B Oranje… - NPJ …, 2018 - nature.com
Cognitive impairment is a core feature of schizophrenia, which is predictive for functional
outcomes and is, therefore, a treatment target in itself. Yet, literature on efficacy of different …

Addressing the unmet needs of patients with persistent negative symptoms of schizophrenia: emerging pharmacological treatment options

P Chue, JK Lalonde - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The negative symptoms of schizophrenia represent an impairment of normal emotional
responses, thought processes and behaviors, and include blunting or flattening of affect …

A systematic review of psychostimulant treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia: challenges and therapeutic opportunities

JP Lindenmayer, H Nasrallah, M Pucci, S James… - Schizophrenia …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Primary negative symptoms of schizophrenia (NSS) contribute heavily to
functional disability and treatment of these symptoms continues to be a major unmet need …

Modafinil effects on cognition and emotion in schizophrenia and its neurochemical modulation in the brain

L Scoriels, PB Jones, BJ Sahakian - Neuropharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
Modafinil is a central nervous system wake promoting agent used for the treatment of
excessive daytime sleeping. Its vigilance promoting properties and low abuse potential has …

Social cognition

A Patin, R Hurlemann - Cognitive enhancement, 2015 - Springer
Social cognition is a major problem underlying deficiencies in interpersonal relationships in
several psychiatric populations. And yet there is currently no gold standard for …

Article Commentary: Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic of the Cognitive Enhancer Modafinil: Relevant Clinical and Forensic Aspects

A Sousa, RJ Dinis-Oliveira - Substance abuse, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Modafinil is a nonamphetamine nootropic drug with an increasingly therapeutic interest due
to its different sites of action and behavioral effects in comparison to cocaine or …

Leveraging human plasma‐derived small extracellular vesicles as liquid biopsy to study the induction of cytochrome P450 3A4 by modafinil

AD Rodrigues, LS Wood, M Vourvahis… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Preparations of plasma‐derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) were deployed as liquid
biopsy to study cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 (CYP3A4) induction following modafinil 400 mg …

The subchronic phencyclidine rat model: relevance for the assessment of novel therapeutics for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia

SK Janhunen, H Svärd, J Talpos, G Kumar… - …, 2015 - Springer
Rationale Current treatments for schizophrenia have modest, if any, efficacy on cognitive
dysfunction, creating a need for novel therapies. Their development requires predictive …

Potential drug therapies for the treatment of fibromyalgia

K Lawson - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common, complex chronic widespread pain condition is
characterized by fatigue, sleep disturbance and cognitive dysfunction. Treatment of FM is …

An update on emerging drugs for fibromyalgia treatment

F Atzeni, MC Gerardi, IF Masala, A Alciati… - Expert opinion on …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disorder whose symptoms of pain, fatigue, sleep
disturbances and depression have a devastating effect on patients' lives as it limits their …