Effects of yokukansan on behavioral and psychological symptoms of vascular dementia: An open-label trial

Phytomedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 524-528

  Nagata, Ken ^a   Yokoyama, Eriko ^b   Yamazaki, Takashi ^a   Takano, Daiki ^a   Maeda, Tetsuya ^a   Takahashi, Satoshi ^c   Terayama, Yasuo ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND BLOOD VESSELS AKITA   (Japan)

^b Akita Prefectural Center of Rehabilitation and Psychiatric Medicine   (Japan)

^c IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; Vascular dementia; Yokukansan

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOKUKANSAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL AND PSBEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIAYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA; BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

AGED; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DRUG EVALUATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84859212562     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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