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Cholinergic effects on constructional abilities and on mnemonic processes: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Barbara Sahakian ,
Eileen Joyce  and
W. A. Lishman
Barbara Sahakian*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
Eileen Joyce
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
W. A. Lishman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr Barbara Sahakian, Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

The effects of physostigmine on test performance of a patient with multiple cognitive deficits were observed in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Scores on tests of learning and memory and tests of visuo-spatial and constructional ability were both improved by physostigmine, while lecithin improved scores only on the former tests.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , May 1987 , pp. 329 - 333
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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