title: Tranquilizers, stimulants, and enhancers of cognition.
abstract: For patients with cognitive dysfunction, the appropriate use of neurotransmitter specific medication may permit independent living. This article examines a variety of tranquilizers, stimulants, and enhancers of cognition and evaluates which may be most effective given their side effect profiles.
authors.affiliation: Cognitive Neurology Section, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Flitman
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D014149:Tranquilizing Agents