title: [Comparative effects of ginkgo biloba extracts on psychomotor performances and memory in healthy subjects].
abstract: The effect on psychomotor and mnesic performances of acute oral dose (600 mg) of 2 Ginkgo biloba extracts were evaluated in twelve healthy female in a dummy placebo-controlled double blind study. Tests were performed comprising: objective measures of vigilance [critical flicker frequency (CFF), choice reaction time (CRT)], memory tasks (pictures and Sternberg scanning tests) and self-rating evaluation (visual analogue scales). Tests session took place before and 1 hour post-dosing. No statistically significant changes from placebo were observed on CFF, CRT or subjective rating of drug effects. No differences between treatment were evidenced on Sternberg scanning test and pictures recognition. Comparing to baseline, free recall score, while decreasing under placebo and Ginkgo, remained the same under Tanakan. As the differences between treatment are localized on one test, it appears important to examine the reproductility in healthy subjects. In order to verify the clinical relevance of these results, they need to be replicated in older healthy volunteers with age-associated memory impairment.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pharmacologie, Groupe Hospitalier, Pitié-Salpétrière, Division Ambroise Paré, Paris.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Warot
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lacomblez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Danjou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weiller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Payan
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Puech
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs