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Clinical Efficacy of Piracetam in Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-Analysis

open access: yes, 2002
A meta-analysis has been performed including nineteen double blind, placebo controlled studies with piracetam in patients suffering from dementia or cognitive impairment in the elderly.
Waegemans, Tony;Wilsher, Colin R.;Danniau, Anne;Ferris, Steven H.;Kurz, Alexander;Winblad, Bengt
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High-dose piracetam is effective on cerebellar ataxia in a patient with cerebellar cortical atrophy

open access: yes, 2003
We describe a patient with cerebellar ataxia of degenerative nature who was administered high-dose piracetam in a single-blind trial. Piracetam was demonstrated to be highly effective on tandem gait and gait ataxia in daily doses of 60 g.
Vural, M   +3 more
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The Effect of Priacetam in Aphasia due to Acute Brain Ischemic Stroke: Clinical trial [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2014
Background & Aims: Stroke incidence is 15 million people world wide annually and one third of these patients suffer from aphasia. Aphasia is often associated with significant disability in patients. Costs due to cerebrovascular diseases play an important
A Hamzei-Moghaddam   +3 more
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Comparison study between piracetam and imipiramine in children's nocturnal enuresis [PDF]

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Introduction : Enuresis is an inability to control urination during sleep in children above 5 years, it divideds in two type:primary and secondry.many therapies have been introduced to treatment of enuresis,and imipiramine is the main drug on it .the ...
صالح زاده, فرهاد   +2 more
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The effects of piracetam on cognitive performance in a mouse model of Down\u27s syndrome.

open access: yes, 2002
Piracetam is a nootropic agent that has been shown to improve cognitive performance in a number of animal model systems. Piracetam is reported to be used widely as a means of improving cognitive function in children with Down\u27s syndrome (DS).
Capone, G T   +5 more
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and piracetam decrease the early extension of deep partial-thickness burns.

open access: yes, 1996
During the first 24 h, a progression of the burn wound in histological depth or extension is often noted. This can only partially be prevented by the routinely used protocols of fluid resuscitation and burn wound dressing. In a rat model of 5% TBSA burn,
Vanderkelen, A   +2 more
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Role of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in the piracetam induced blockade of opioid effects

open access: yes, 2007
1050-1054The present study has been designed to investigate the effect of piracetam on morphine/ buprenorphine-induced antinociception in rats and effect of piracetam on morphine or minoxidil induced relaxation in KCl-precontracted isolated rat aortic ...
Rehni, Ashish K   +2 more
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Piracetam affects facilitatory I-wave interaction in the human motor cortex

open access: yes, 2001
Objective: To investigate by means of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) the effect of a single oral dose of the GABA derivate piracetam on intracortical Facilitatory I-wave interaction.
Paulus, Walter   +7 more
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Assessment of the prevalence of nootropic drugs by elderly patients in geriatric practice

open access: yesJournal of Education, Health and Sport, 2017
So-called nootropics include a diverse group of drugs whose idea is to improve brain function. They are quite commonly accepted among the elderly. Although currently available data from the literature do not show unequivocally the efficacy of these drugs,
Emilia Główczewska-Siedlecka   +7 more
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