THE USE OF FAMOTIDINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PARKINSONS-DISEASE - A PILOT-STUDY

Authors
MOLINARI SP KAMINSKI R DIROCCO A YAHR MD
Citation
Sp. Molinari et al., THE USE OF FAMOTIDINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PARKINSONS-DISEASE - A PILOT-STUDY, Journal of neural transmission. Parkinson's disease and dementia section, 9(2-3), 1995, pp. 243-247
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Journal of neural transmission. Parkinson's disease and dementia section → ACNP
ISSN journal
09363076
Volume
9
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
243 - 247
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-3076(1995)9:2-3<243:TUOFIT>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Seven patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease were enrolled in a ten week study to evaluate the efficacy of famotidine, an histamine H2 -antagonist, in the treatment of bradyphrenia. Patients received famot idine 80 mg/day for a period of six weeks and were evaluated with neur opsychological tests. Overall, patients demonstrated improvement in va riables measured. Some patients also reported an improvement in their motor symptoms.