title: [Nicardipine in the therapy of arterial hypertension in elderly patients with the psycho-organic syndrome. Report on the results of the clinical study].
abstract: Elderly hypertensive patients with psycho-organic syndrome were treated with nicardipine (40-60 mg daily) alone or combined with hydrochlorothiazide (30 mg). This treatment led not only to a significant reduction in blood pressure but also to improvement in the score of the scales used for psychogeriatric evaluation (SCAG = Sandoz Geriatric Assessment Scale and HAM-D = Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression). These findings appear to confirm the possibility to consider nicardipine a drug of first choice for the treatment of arterial hypertension in the elderly with psycho-organic syndrome.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scarzella
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bergamasco
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009529:Nicardipine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D009529:Nicardipine
vernacular_title: La nicardipina nella terapia dell'ipertensione arteriosa dell'anziano affetto da sindrome psico-organica. Rapporto sui risultati dello studio clinico.