1979
DOI: 10.1007/bf00431997
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The effects of deanol on cognitive performance and electrophysiology in elderly humans

Abstract: Deanol (900 mg/day for 21 days) had no effect on learning a list of words when tested at weekly intervals. Tests of simple and complex reaction time and a test of continuous serial decoding of digits showed no enhancement with the drug. Several components of evoked potentials recorded from several scalp sites did show enhanced amplitude under drug treatment. These changes were not accompanied by changes in the EEG spectrum as are seen with some other psychoactive drugs. Deanol seems to be an ineffective treatm… Show more

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“…Clinical trials to determine the efficacy of DMAE in treating cognitive dysfunction have, overall, resulted in negative findings. Normal or minimally impaired nondemented elders (eleven subjects) showed no benefit after 21 days of treatment with 900 mg DMAE (10.0 mmol) per day (Marsh and Linnoila, 1979). Likewise, DMAE failed to improve cognitive function in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease in both a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (27 patients, dose and duration not provided) and an open-label trial (14 patients, 1.8 grams/day, duration not indicated) (Fisman et al, 1981;Ferris et al, 1977; both cited by Ott and Owen, 1998).…”
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“…Clinical trials to determine the efficacy of DMAE in treating cognitive dysfunction have, overall, resulted in negative findings. Normal or minimally impaired nondemented elders (eleven subjects) showed no benefit after 21 days of treatment with 900 mg DMAE (10.0 mmol) per day (Marsh and Linnoila, 1979). Likewise, DMAE failed to improve cognitive function in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease in both a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (27 patients, dose and duration not provided) and an open-label trial (14 patients, 1.8 grams/day, duration not indicated) (Fisman et al, 1981;Ferris et al, 1977; both cited by Ott and Owen, 1998).…”
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confidence: 99%