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EnglishSixty elderly patients suffering from initial mental deterioration (less than 6 months) were divided at random into two groups, homogeneous for age, sex and life habits. For 28 weeks Group I was given a placebo and Group II was given 400 mg pentoxifylline ('Trental' 400) 3-times daily for two 3-month periods interrupted by a 4-week wash-out period. Neuropsychological performance and haemorheological parameters were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of each phase of the study. The results showed that pentoxifylline medication significantly improved the psycho-intellectual performance, decreased whole blood viscosity and increased red cell filterability. The results indicate a need to concentrate further study on haemorheological factors in the clinical aspects of the ageing brain, also with a view to allowing for sufficiently long treatment periods.
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| Titolo: | The role of haemorheological factors in the ageing brain: long-term therapy with pentoxifylline ('Trental' 400) in elderly patients with initial mental deterioration. | |
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| Data di pubblicazione: | 1986 | |
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| Abstract: | Sixty elderly patients suffering from initial mental deterioration (less than 6 months) were divi...ded at random into two groups, homogeneous for age, sex and life habits. For 28 weeks Group I was given a placebo and Group II was given 400 mg pentoxifylline ('Trental' 400) 3-times daily for two 3-month periods interrupted by a 4-week wash-out period. Neuropsychological performance and haemorheological parameters were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of each phase of the study. The results showed that pentoxifylline medication significantly improved the psycho-intellectual performance, decreased whole blood viscosity and increased red cell filterability. The results indicate a need to concentrate further study on haemorheological factors in the clinical aspects of the ageing brain, also with a view to allowing for sufficiently long treatment periods. | |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11391/918581 | |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |
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