Treatment of primary degenerative dementia and multi-infarct dementia with glycosaminoglycan polysulfate: comparison of two diagnoses and two doses
I. et al. Conti
Bok Engelsk
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| Opplysninger | ABSTRACT: Glycosaminoglycan polysulfate is a mixture of sulfomucopolysaccharides with a standardized composition and reproducible biologic activity. In a 12-week, multicenter clinical trial the terapeutic effects of two dosages - 250 lipasemic-releasing units (LRU) per day and 500 LRU/day- of parenterally administered glycosaminoglycan polysulfate were compared in two diagnostically distinct populations: (1) patients with primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer type, and (2) patients with multi-infarct dementia. It was found that there were significant changes from pretreatment to end of terapy with regard to measures of objective performance, psychopathology, and social behavior. Improvement was consistently greater in the group with primary degenerative dementia than in the group with multi-infarct dementia. On the other hand, no consistent differences in therapeutic effects between the two doses could be seen. The drug was well tolerated; side effects were infrequent and mild. No clinically significant laboratory abnormalities were encountered during the 3-month clinical trial.
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