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Use of Cognitive Enhancers by Portuguese Medical Students: Do Academic Challenges Matter?

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2022
Introduction: Nonmedical use of prescription drugs and other substances for cognitive enhancement in the academic environment has been documented in several studies. However, the prevalence among Portuguese university students is unknown.
Miguel Miranda, Miguel Barbosa
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Functionality Effect of Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Formulations on Release Performance and Adhesion Properties of Stimulants in an Adhesive Patch [PDF]

علوم و تکنولوژی پلیمر, 2013
Drug-in-adhesive transdermal drug delivery systems  )TDDSs) containing stimulants, termed as energetic substances, such as caffeine and pantothenic acid, were studied.
S. Mojtaba Taghizadeh, Ali Reza Joorabloo   +1 more
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'Acanthamoeba' produces disseminated infection in locusts and traverses the locust blood-brain barrier to invade the central nervous system [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Many aspects of Acanthamoeba granulomatous encephalitis remain poorly understood, including host susceptibility and chronic colonization which represent important features of the spectrum of host-pathogen interactions.
Mortazavi, Parisa Nakhostin, Kirk, R., Goldsworthy, Graham, Parisa N Mortazavi, Ruth Kirk, Naveed A Khan, Kirk, Ruth, Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Khan, Naveed A, Goldsworthy, Graham J., Mortazavi, Parisa N, Graham Goldsworthy   +11 more
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Treatment of Hypothalamic Obesity with Dextroamphetamine: A Case Series

Obesity Facts, 2019
Background: A limited number of published case reports suggest a positive effect of dextroamphetamine, an adrenergic agonist affecting both the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system, on physical activity and weight in patients with ...
Christian Denzer, Friederike Denzer, Belinda S. Lennerz, Heike Vollbach, Robert H. Lustig, Martin Wabitsch   +5 more
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnoses and prescriptions in UK primary care, 2000–2018: population-based cohort study

BJPsych Open, 2023
Background Rates of diagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be increasing in the UK. Aims Estimate incidence and prevalence of ADHD diagnoses and ADHD prescriptions in UK adults and children in primary care.
Douglas G. J. McKechnie, Elizabeth O'Nions, Sandra Dunsmuir, Irene Petersen   +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of psychostimulants for amphetamine and methamphetamine use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews, 2016
Background Amphetamine and methamphetamine use disorders are associated with severe health and social consequences. No pharmacological therapy has been approved for the treatment of these disorders.
Meha Bhatt, Laura Zielinski, Lola Baker-Beal, Neera Bhatnagar, Natalia Mouravska, Phillip Laplante, Andrew Worster, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan   +8 more
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Polysubstance use poisoning deaths in Canada: an analysis of trends from 2014 to 2017 using mortality data

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Over the past decade, rates of drug poisoning deaths have increased dramatically in Canada. Current evidence suggests that the non-medical use of synthetic opioids, stimulants and patterns of polysubstance use are major factors contributing to
Sarah Konefal, Adam Sherk, Bridget Maloney-Hall, Matthew Young, Pam Kent, Emily Biggar   +5 more
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Nitric oxide and cytokine production by glial cells exposed in vitro to neuropathogenic schistosome Trichobilharzia regenti

Parasites & Vectors, 2016
Background Helminth neuroinfections represent a serious health problem, but host immune mechanisms in the nervous tissue often remain undiscovered. This study aims at in vitro characterization of the response of murine astrocytes and microglia exposed to
Tomáš Macháček, Lucie Panská, Hana Dvořáková, Petr Horák   +3 more
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Role of radiology in central nervous system stimulation [PDF]

The British Journal of Radiology, 2015
Central nervous system (CNS) stimulation is becoming increasingly prevalent. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been proven to be an invaluable treatment for movement disorders and is also useful in many other neurological conditions refractory to medical treatment, such as chronic pain and epilepsy.
D P, Minks, E A C, Pereira, V E L, Young, K M, Hogarth, G, Quaghebeur   +4 more
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Self-injurious behaviour in patients with bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder after central stimulant start– a retrospective study based on the lisie cohort

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Currently, our understanding remains limited of how co-occurring bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be treated.
L. Öhlund, M. Ott, R. Lundqvist, M. Sandlund, E. Salander Renberg, U. Werneke   +5 more
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