penicillamine has been researched along with Dementia in 5 studies
Penicillamine: 3-Mercapto-D-valine. The most characteristic degradation product of the penicillin antibiotics. It is used as an antirheumatic and as a chelating agent in Wilson's disease.
penicillamine : An alpha-amino acid having the structure of valine substituted at the beta position with a sulfanyl group.
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.
| Excerpt | Relevance | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| " The patient was treated with Penicillamine, a copper-chelating agent, for 7 months, with notable improvement in her dementia and in her motor signs." | 3.67 | Wilson's disease, a reversible dementia: case report. ( Lorenzana, P; Rosselli, A; Rosselli, M; Vergara, I, 1987) |
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 3 (60.00) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 0 (0.00) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 2 (40.00) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 0 (0.00) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 0 (0.00) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| Shimizu, N | 1 |
| Averkina, NA | 1 |
| Orlova, OR | 1 |
| Shariapova, RB | 1 |
| Lang, C | 1 |
| Emery, P | 1 |
| Mackay, IR | 1 |
| Rosselli, M | 1 |
| Lorenzana, P | 1 |
| Rosselli, A | 1 |
| Vergara, I | 1 |
1 review available for penicillamine and Dementia
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
[Wilson disease].
Topics: Adenosine Triphosphatases; Age of Onset; Biomarkers; Cation Transport Proteins; Ceruloplasmin; Chela | 2004 |
4 other studies available for penicillamine and Dementia
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
[A case of delayed diagnosis of Wilson's disease].
Topics: Adult; Chelating Agents; Dementia; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Hepatitis, Chronic; Hep | 2000 |
Is Wilson's disease a dementing condition?
Topics: Dementia; Hepatolenticular Degeneration; Humans; Neuropsychological Tests; Penicillamine; Wechsler S | 1989 |
Compliance and Wilson's disease.
Topics: Adolescent; Attitude of Health Personnel; Dementia; Female; Hepatolenticular Degeneration; Humans; P | 1986 |
Wilson's disease, a reversible dementia: case report.
Topics: Adult; Dementia; Female; Hepatolenticular Degeneration; Humans; Neuropsychological Tests; Penicillam | 1987 |