Evaluating the efficacy of memantine on improving cognitive functions in epileptic patients receiving anti-epileptic drugs: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial (Phase IIIb pilot study)

Evaluating the efficacy of memantine on improving cognitive functions in epileptic patients receiving anti-epileptic drugs: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial (Phase IIIb pilot study)

Objectives: People with epilepsy have greater cognitive and behavioral dysfunction than the general population. There is no specific treatment available for cognitive impairment of these patients. We aimed to evaluate the effects of memantine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate-type glutamate receptor noncompe...

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Main Authors: Priya Marimuthu, Sathyanarayanan Varadarajan, Muthuraj Krishnan, Sundar Shanmugam, Gireesh Kunjuraman, Jamuna Rani Ravinder, Balasubramanian Arumugam, Divya Alex, Porchelvan Swaminathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Cognitive functions
epilepsy
Memantine
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2016;volume=19;issue=3;spage=344;epage=350;aulast=Marimuthu

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