Combined Use of Guanfacine and

N-acetylcysteine cognitive symptoms guanfacine traumatic brain injury

Journal

Neurotrauma reports
ISSN: 2689-288X
Titre abrégé: Neurotrauma Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101773091

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2024
Historique:
medline: 25 3 2024
pubmed: 25 3 2024
entrez: 25 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a significant contributor to disability across the world. TBIs vary in severity, and most cases are designated mild TBI (mTBI), involving only brief loss of consciousness and no intracranial findings on imaging. Despite this categorization, many persons continue to report persistent cognitive changes in the months to years after injury, with particular impairment in the cognitive and executive functions of the pre-frontal cortex. For these persons, there are no currently approved medications, and treatment is limited to symptom management and cognitive or behavioral therapy. The current case studies explored the use of the alpha-2A adrenoreceptor agonist, guanfacine, combined with the antioxidant,

Identifiants

pubmed: 38524728
doi: 10.1089/neur.2023.0124
pii: 10.1089/neur.2023.0124
pmc: PMC10960163
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

226-231

Informations de copyright

© Siddharth Khasnavis et al., 2024; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

No competing financial interests exist.

Auteurs

Siddharth Khasnavis (S)

Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Timothy Belliveau (T)

Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Amy Arnsten (A)

Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Arman Fesharaki-Zadeh (A)

Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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