It may inhibit the reuptake of dopamine and increase the synthesis and release of
During the 4-week treatment period, recovery was significantly faster in the amantadine group than in the placebo group, as measured by the DRS score (difference in slope, 0
Persisting coma is a common complication in (neuro)intensive care in neurological disease such as acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage or
A model of possible molecular mechanism of amantadine action at the level of brain dopaminergic signaling
Amantadine increases the extracellular dopamine levels in the striatum by re-uptake inhibition and by N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonism This study was performed
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Drinking water when thirsty can activate dopamine-related pathways, giving people a pleasurable response, Bober said
On the one hand, several preclinical data demonstrate modulation of the dopamine system (Bailey and Stone 1975 )
Papich DVM, MS, DACVCP, in Saunders Handbook of Veterinary Drugs (Fourth Edition), 2016 Pharmacology and mechanism of action
It was first described in 1952 after chlorpromazine-induced symptoms resembling Parkinson disease
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It is thought to work to control movement problems by increasing the amount of dopamine in certain parts of the body
Bromantane, sold under the brand name Ladasten, is an atypical psychostimulant and anxiolytic drug of the adamantane family related to amantadine and memantine which is used in Russia in the treatment of neurasthenia
The underlying mechanism of SSRI-induced DO is that serotoninergic inputs from the Dopamine has been observed to enhance sexual There have been small trials using amantadine Amantadine / therapeutic use*
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noradrenaline even when administered daily for 9 days
May work by reducing excessive glutamatergic activity, which contributes to dyskinesia and OFF time 10
Bromocriptine and amantadine are both dopamine agonists that displace antipsychotic dopamine antagonists
It can stimulate DAT-controlling presynaptic D2 receptors of ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons and act as an D1 receptor agonist of the spiny nucleus accumbens
treatment of any concomitant serious medical problems for which specific treatments are the development of safe and effective methods for timely awakening after TBI coma
Mechanism of action of amantadine Br Med J
Amantadine can be used by itself to treat people in the early stages of Parkinson's disease
Dopamine (DA) plays a critical role in the brain's reward mechanism [9], in major depressions caused by Parkinson's disease (PD) [10], and in several anti-depression therapies [11]