Articles by author - Luis I Brusco

The use of melatonin in Alzheimer's disease.

Cardinali D, Brusco L, Liberczuk C, Furio A.

Journal Article 2002; 23(Suppl 1): 20-23 PubMed PMID: 12019347 Keywords: Aged, Alzheimer Disease:complications, Antioxidants:therapeutic use, Circadian Rhythm:drug effects, Clinical Trials as Topic, Humans, Melatonin:therapeutic use, Sleep Wake Disorders:drug therapy,.

: About 45% of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients have disruptions in their sleep and sundowning agitation. Since melatonin secretion is gr.....

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Melatonin in sleep disorders and jet-lag.

Cardinali D, Brusco L, Pérez Lloret S, Furio A.

Journal Article 2002; 23(Suppl 1): 9-13 PubMed PMID: 12019344 Keywords: Aged, Animals, Humans, Jet Lag Syndrome:drug therapy, Melatonin:pharmacology, Sleep:drug effects, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders:drug therapy,.

: In elderly insomniacs, melatonin treatment decreased sleep latency and increased sleep efficiency. This is particularly marked in Alzhei.....

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Melatonin treatment stabilizes chronobiologic and cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.

Brusco L, Márquez M, Cardinali D.

Journal Article 2000; 21(1): 39-42 PubMed PMID: 11455329

: OBJECTIVES: A retrospective study on the efficacy of melatonin in treatment of sleep and cognitive disorders of Alzheimer's disease was .....

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