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niacin and Brain Disorders

niacin has been researched along with Brain Disorders in 33 studies

Niacin: A water-soluble vitamin of the B complex occurring in various animal and plant tissues. It is required by the body for the formation of coenzymes NAD and NADP. It has PELLAGRA-curative, vasodilating, and antilipemic properties.
vitamin B3 : Any member of a group of vitamers that belong to the chemical structural class called pyridines that exhibit biological activity against vitamin B3 deficiency. Vitamin B3 deficiency causes a condition known as pellagra whose symptoms include depression, dermatitis and diarrhea. The vitamers include nicotinic acid and nicotinamide (and their ionized and salt forms).
nicotinic acid : A pyridinemonocarboxylic acid that is pyridine in which the hydrogen at position 3 is replaced by a carboxy group.

Research Excerpts

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"Although several reports has described ataxia and myoclonus in patients with APE, APE patients with myoclonus and ataxia as chief complaints have not previously been reported."5.33[A suspected case of alcoholic pellagra encephalopathy with marked response to niacin showing myoclonus and ataxia as chief complaints]. ( Fukuhara, N; Nakajima, T; Sakai, K, 2006)
" Pellagra (niacin deficiency) can be a cause of delirium during alcohol withdrawal that may often be overlooked."4.88Pellagrous encephalopathy presenting as alcohol withdrawal delirium: a case series and literature review. ( Ivkovic, A; Oldham, MA, 2012)
" The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), niacin, as well as their combination in ameliorating brain disorders associated with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes in rats."3.85A Therapeutic Insight of Niacin and Coenzyme Q10 Against Diabetic Encephalopathy in Rats. ( Darwish, HA; El-Rigal, NS; Hamed, MA; Motawi, TK; Naser, AFA, 2017)
"Diabetic encephalopathy is an important complication of diabetes characterized by cognitive impairment, neurochemical and structural abnormalities."1.46Coenzyme Q10 and niacin mitigate streptozotocin- induced diabetic encephalopathy in a rat model. ( Aboul Naser, AF; Darwish, HA; El-Rigal, NS; Hamed, MA; Motawi, TK, 2017)
"Although several reports has described ataxia and myoclonus in patients with APE, APE patients with myoclonus and ataxia as chief complaints have not previously been reported."1.33[A suspected case of alcoholic pellagra encephalopathy with marked response to niacin showing myoclonus and ataxia as chief complaints]. ( Fukuhara, N; Nakajima, T; Sakai, K, 2006)

Research

Studies (33)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199026 (78.79)18.7374
1990's1 (3.03)18.2507
2000's2 (6.06)29.6817
2010's3 (9.09)24.3611
2020's1 (3.03)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Motawi, TK2
Darwish, HA2
Hamed, MA2
El-Rigal, NS2
Aboul Naser, AF1
Naser, AFA1
CURCIO, FI1
GUICHON, R1
HALIKOWSKI, B2
DE LEHOCZKY, M1
DE LEHOCZKY, T1
GIANNINI, A1
OGNIBENE, PP1
MARAKULIN, VS1
SUKHORUKOVA, LI1
LENNARTZ, H1
Sakai, K1
Nakajima, T1
Fukuhara, N1
Puri, BK1
Counsell, SJ1
Hamilton, G1
Richardson, AJ1
Horrobin, DF1
Meador, KJ1
Loring, DW1
Nichols, FT1
Adams, RJ1
Feldman, EB1
Narula, S1
Hajeh, H1
Radicic, K1
Mishra, S1
GRAVES, PR1
CORCORAN, JP1
Oldham, MA1
Ivkovic, A1
DEPARIS, M1
MANIGAND, G1
BRION, S1
ESCOUROLLE, R2
MASSON, M1
COURVILLE, CB1
Serdaru, M2
de Baecque, C2
Hauw, JJ2
Lambolez, T1
Constans, P1
Spivak, JL1
Jackson, DL1
Green, RG1
Victor, M1
Tassies, MD1
Estruch, R1
Ribalta, T1
Brooks-Hill, RW1
Bishop, ME1
Vellend, H1
Hausser-Hauw, C1
Molina Arjona, JA1
Gomara López, S1
Bermejo Pareja, F1
Rodríguez Vallejo, J1
Cabello, A1
Morales Otal, MA1
Ishii, N1
Nishihara, Y1
Swash, M1
Roberts, AH1
Murnaghan, DJ1
Brage, D1
Garibaldi, MD1
Intaglietta, J1
Buenaventura, I1
Famulari, A1
Ban, TA1
Risum, G1

Reviews

2 reviews available for niacin and Brain Disorders

ArticleYear
Pellagrous encephalopathy presenting as alcohol withdrawal delirium: a case series and literature review.
    Addiction science & clinical practice, 2012, Jul-06, Volume: 7

    Topics: Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium; Alcoholism; Brain Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; Dietary Supplement

2012
Nicotinic acid and psychiatry.
    Canadian Psychiatric Association journal, 1971, Volume: 16, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Anxiety; Avitaminosis; Brain Diseases; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical Trials as Topic; Deme

1971

Trials

1 trial available for niacin and Brain Disorders

ArticleYear
Nicotinic acid and psychiatry.
    Canadian Psychiatric Association journal, 1971, Volume: 16, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Anxiety; Avitaminosis; Brain Diseases; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical Trials as Topic; Deme

1971

Other Studies

31 other studies available for niacin and Brain Disorders

ArticleYear
Coenzyme Q10 and niacin mitigate streptozotocin- induced diabetic encephalopathy in a rat model.
    Metabolic brain disease, 2017, Volume: 32, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Blood Glucose; Brain Diseases; Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Diabetes Mellitus,

2017
A Therapeutic Insight of Niacin and Coenzyme Q10 Against Diabetic Encephalopathy in Rats.
    Molecular neurobiology, 2017, Volume: 54, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Blood Glucose; Brain Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; Drug Therapy, Combination;

2017
[Rigidity of decerebration; considerations on a clinical case].
    Prensa medica argentina, 1953, May-08, Volume: 40, Issue:19

    Topics: Brain Diseases; Cerebral Cortex; Disease; Muscle Rigidity; Niacin; Nicotinic Acids; Suicide

1953
[Pathogenesis and course of tuberculous encephalitis and meningitis. I. Clinical types observed during the course of the disease treated with streptomycin and with isonicotinic and hydrazide].
    Gruzlica (Warsaw, Poland : 1926), 1954, Volume: 22, Issue:7

    Topics: Brain; Brain Diseases; Child; Encephalitis; Humans; Infant; Meningitis; Niacin; Nicotinic Acids; Str

1954
[Hemibulbar focal lesion (tuberculoma?); recovery after INH therapy].
    Acta neurologica et psychiatrica Belgica, 1955, Volume: 55, Issue:12

    Topics: Brain; Brain Diseases; Humans; Niacin; Nicotinic Acids; Tuberculoma

1955
The percutaneous trafuril reaction (Trafuril Test).
    Annales paediatrici. International review of pediatrics, 1957, Volume: 189, Issue:2

    Topics: Brain; Brain Diseases; Furans; Humans; Niacin; Nicotinic Acids; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Meningea

1957
[On a case of Jolliffe's encephalopathy in alcoholism].
    Rivista di patologia nervosa e mentale, 1959, Volume: 80

    Topics: Alcoholism; Brain Diseases; Humans; Niacin; Nicotinic Acids; Pellagra; Psychoses, Alcoholic; Psychot

1959
[THE SKIN MOTTLED HYPEREMIA TEST AFTER NICOTINIC ACID ADMINISTRATION IN CERTAIN NERVE DISEASE CATEGORIES].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1963, Volume: 63

    Topics: Autonomic Nervous System Diseases; Brain Diseases; Brain Injuries; Diagnosis; Humans; Hyperemia; Ner

1963
[MARCHIAFAVA-BIGNAMI SYNDROME IN EXPERIMENTAL CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1964, Volume: 64

    Topics: Alcoholic Intoxication; Alcoholism; Brain Diseases; Corpus Callosum; Dogs; Marchiafava-Bignami Disea

1964
[2-hydroxy-3-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino)-propyl]-1,3-dimethylxanthine nicotinate].
    Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1962, Volume: 12

    Topics: Brain; Brain Diseases; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Humans; Niacin; Nicotinic Acids; Theophylline

1962
[A suspected case of alcoholic pellagra encephalopathy with marked response to niacin showing myoclonus and ataxia as chief complaints].
    No to shinkei = Brain and nerve, 2006, Volume: 58, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcoholism; Ataxia; Brain Diseases; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myoclonus; Niacin; Pellagra

2006
Eicosapentaenoic acid in treatment-resistant depression associated with symptom remission, structural brain changes and reduced neuronal phospholipid turnover.
    International journal of clinical practice, 2001, Volume: 55, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents; Brain Diseases; Depressive Disorder; Eicosapentaenoic Acid; Humans; Ma

2001
Virgil Sydenstricker: special reference to niacin deficiency encephalopathy.
    Southern medical journal, 1988, Volume: 81, Issue:8

    Topics: Brain Diseases; History, 20th Century; Humans; Niacin; Nutrition Disorders; Pellagra; United States

1988
Pellagra, from history books to present clinical practice: a case report of pellagrous encephalopathy in the setting of alcohol withdrawal.
    Internal medicine journal, 2023, Volume: 53, Issue:7

    Topics: Alcoholism; Books; Brain Diseases; Humans; Pellagra; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

2023
Pellagrous encephalography.
    British medical journal, 1947, Feb-15, Volume: 1, Issue:4493

    Topics: Brain; Brain Diseases; Humans; Pellagra; Pneumoencephalography

1947
Pellagrous encephalopathy.
    British medical journal, 1947, Mar-15, Volume: 1, Issue:4497

    Topics: Brain; Brain Diseases; Humans; Pellagra

1947
[Anatomo-clinical study of a case of alcoholic encephalopathy recalling the cerebral lesions of pellagra].
    La Presse medicale, 1961, Mar-22, Volume: 69

    Topics: Alcohol Amnestic Disorder; Alcoholism; Brain; Brain Diseases; Humans; Mental Recall; Pellagra

1961
FORENSIC NEUROPATHOLOGY. XII. THE ALCOHOLS.
    Journal of forensic sciences, 1964, Volume: 9, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcoholism; Alcohols; Brain Diseases; Cerebellar Diseases; Corpus Callosum; Ethanol; Humans; Korsako

1964
[Encephalopathy with pure nicotinic acid deficiency in alcoholic patients. Two cases, with anatomoclinical study in one (author's transl)].
    La Nouvelle presse medicale, 1981, Dec-12, Volume: 10, Issue:45

    Topics: Alcoholism; Brain Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pellagra

1981
Pellagra: an analysis of 18 patients and a review of the literature.
    The Johns Hopkins medical journal, 1977, Volume: 140, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Brain Diseases; Dermatitis; Diarrhea; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ne

1977
Letter: Carbohydrate and brain metabolism.
    Canadian Medical Association journal, 1975, Jan-25, Volume: 112, Issue:2

    Topics: Age Factors; Ascorbic Acid; Brain Diseases; Dietary Carbohydrates; Food Hypersensitivity; Pellagra;

1975
Nutrition and diseases of the nervous system (including psychiatric disorders).
    Progress in food & nutrition science, 1975, Volume: 1, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcohol Amnestic Disorder; Alcoholism; Amblyopia; Beriberi; Brain Diseases; Demyelinating Diseases;

1975
Ethanol and the nervous system.
    The New England journal of medicine, 1990, Feb-08, Volume: 322, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Brain; Brain Diseases; Demyelinating Diseases; Ethanol; Humans; Male; Pella

1990
[Pellagroid encephalopathy in chronic alcoholism: diagnostic difficulties].
    Revista clinica espanola, 1989, Volume: 185, Issue:1

    Topics: Alcoholism; Brain Diseases; Dementia; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Pellagra

1989
Pellagra-like encephalopathy complicating a multiple drug regimen for the treatment of pulmonary infection due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare.
    The American review of respiratory disease, 1985, Volume: 131, Issue:3

    Topics: Antitubercular Agents; Brain Diseases; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Lung Diseases; Mid

1985
Chromatolysis in alcoholic encephalopathies. Pellagra-like changes in 22 cases.
    Brain : a journal of neurology, 1988, Volume: 111 ( Pt 4)

    Topics: Alcoholism; Brain; Brain Diseases; Brain Stem; Cell Nucleus; Cranial Nerves; Humans; Neurons; Nissl

1988
[Neurological manifestations of pellagra: description of 2 cases].
    Medicina clinica, 1985, Jan-26, Volume: 84, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Brain; Brain Diseases; Dementia; Female; Humans; Male; Pellagra; Skin

1985
Pellagra encephalopathy among tuberculous patients: its relation to isoniazid therapy.
    Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 1985, Volume: 48, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Brain; Brain Diseases; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Isoniazid; Male; Middle Aged;

1985
Reversible pellagra-like encephalopathy with ethionamide and cycloserine.
    Tubercle, 1972, Volume: 53, Issue:2

    Topics: Brain Diseases; Cycloserine; Ethionamide; Female; Humans; Isoniazid; Male; Middle Aged; Niacinamide;

1972
Alcohol and nervous system with special reference to the enolic neuropathies.
    International journal of neurology, 1974, Volume: 9, Issue:2

    Topics: Acute Disease; Alcohol Amnestic Disorder; Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium; Alcoholic Intoxication; Alcoh

1974
[Pellagra. A case with severe symptoms from the central nervous system].
    Ugeskrift for laeger, 1971, May-14, Volume: 133, Issue:19

    Topics: Brain Diseases; Female; Humans; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Pellagra

1971