Does donepezil improve executive function in patients with CADASIL?

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-289

  Schneider, Lon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; MEMANTINE; NOTCH3 RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ARTERY DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEMORY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CADASIL; HUMANS; INDANS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PIPERIDINES; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 40849085009     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70047-4     Document Type: Letter

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