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  2. Mirtazapine - Wikipedia

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    Mirtazapine, sold under the brand name Remeron among others, is an atypical tetracyclic antidepressant, and as such is used primarily to treat depression. [11] [12] Its effects may take up to four weeks but can also manifest as early as one to two weeks. [12] [13] It is often used in cases of depression complicated by anxiety or insomnia.

  3. Childhood dementia - Wikipedia

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    In other childhood dementia disorders, early development may be slower than typical before declining. [12] This progressive decline causes difficulty concentrating, memory loss, confusion, and learning difficulties, [4] in addition to the loss of developmental skills acquired previously, such as: walking, talking, writing, reading, and playing.

  4. Mild cognitive impairment - Wikipedia

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    Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may be caused due to alteration in the brain triggered during early stages of Alzheimer's disease, to other causes, or to a combination of causes. [14] [15] Brain damage, brain injury, delirium and prolonged substance abuse can cause MCI. HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder can cause MCI. Risk factors of both ...

  5. Serotonin syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The cause of serotonin toxicity or accumulation is an important factor in determining the course of treatment. Serotonin is catabolized by monoamine oxidase A in the presence of oxygen , so if care is taken to prevent an unsafe spike in body temperature or metabolic acidosis, oxygenation will assist in dispatching the excess serotonin.

  6. Dementia - Wikipedia

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    Although the acute porphyrias may cause episodes of confusion and psychiatric disturbance, dementia is a rare feature of these rare diseases. Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) is a type of dementia that primarily affects people in their 80s or 90s and in which TDP-43 protein deposits in the limbic portion of the brain.

  7. This Nighttime Habit Could Be A Key Indicator Of Dementia ...

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    This could also cause a “marked lack of enthusiasm for daily tasks,” Porter says, adding that these symptoms “go beyond” normal fatigue. What is the connection between sleep and preventing ...

  8. List of psychotropic medications - Wikipedia

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    Remeron (mirtazapine) – an atypical antidepressant, used off-label as a sleep aid; Restoril – a benzodiazepine used to treat insomnia; Risperdal (risperidone) – atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and irritability associated with autism; Ritalin (methylphenidate) – a stimulant used to treat ADHD

  9. A link between these types of drugs and cognitive impairment isn't a totally new discovery, but for the first time, researchers used brain imaging techniques to determine the physical changes ...