Acute effect of drugs upon memory of patients with senile dementia.
Memory has been tested in senile demented patients with the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. The processus of memorization can be significantly facilitated in acute conditions by lysin-vasopressin, to a lesser degree by piracetam and highly worsened by scopolamine. No effect of physostigmine has been observed.
D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008236:Lypressin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects*; D010830:Physostigmine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010889:Piracetam / Q000494:pharmacology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000187:drug effects
D008236:Lypressin; D010830:Physostigmine; D012601:Scopolamine; D010889:Piracetam