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methadone and Dementia

methadone has been researched along with Dementia in 2 studies

Methadone: A synthetic opioid that is used as the hydrochloride. It is an opioid analgesic that is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. It has actions and uses similar to those of MORPHINE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1082-3)
methadone : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of dextromethadone and levomethadone. It is a opioid analgesic which is used as a painkiller and as a substitute for heroin in the treatment of heroin addiction.
6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one : A ketone that is heptan-3-one substituted by a dimethylamino group at position 6 and two phenyl groups at position 4.

Dementia: An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (50.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (50.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Howe, EG1
Pascarelli, EF1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for methadone and Dementia

ArticleYear
Do we undervalue feelings in patients who are cognitively impaired?
    The Journal of clinical ethics, 2006,Winter, Volume: 17, Issue:4

    Topics: Aggression; Alzheimer Disease; Analgesics, Opioid; Anger; Anxiety; Brain Injuries; Cognition; Cognit

2006
Drug dependence: an age-old problem compounded by old age.
    Geriatrics, 1974, Volume: 29, Issue:12

    Topics: Aged; Alcoholism; Dementia; Drug Prescriptions; Drug Therapy; Geriatrics; Humans; Methadone; Pharmac

1974