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ArticleExpert review of neurotherapeutics2011

Is there a future for donepezil therapy in the treatment of multiple sclerosis-related cognitive impairment?

Maria Pia Amato, Emilio Portaccio

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Article in Expert review of neurotherapeutics, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Pia AmatoDepartment of Neurology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy. mariapia.amato@unifi.it
Emilio Portaccio
University of Florence · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multicenter randomized clinical trial of donepezil for memory impairment in multiple sclerosis. Neurology 76(17), 1500-1507 (2011). Cognitive impairment is a core feature of multiple sclerosis (MS), is detectable in up to 65% of patients and represents the most important predictor of the subject's work and vocational status. The cognitive domains most frequently involved are attention, information processing speed, episodic memory and executive functions. To date, there is no approved drug or evidence-based strategy for the treatment of this disabling condition. Promising findings were provided in a monocentric randomized trial on donepezil - a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase - for the treatment of MS-related memory impairment. However, a larger multicentric trial failed to confirm any efficacy of donepezil on memory impairment in MS subjects. Possible implications of these findings are discussed in this article.

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