Neuropharmacological aspects of cognitive neurorehabilitation in epilepsy

Issue title: Neuropharmacologic Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Mula, Marco | Trimble, Michael R.

Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Amedeo Avogadro University, Novara, Italy | Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

Note: [] Corresponding author: Prof Michael R. Trimble, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG London, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 020 7837 3611 (Ext. 4273); Fax: +44 020 7833 8658/020 7829 8720; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: The role of CNS neuromodulators in cognitive neurorehabilitation can be related to two main issues: 1) the negative impact on cognition of drug categories prescribed for different neurologic symptoms, such as spasticity, extrapyramidal symptoms, or epileptic seizures; 2) their possible role in neuroprotection and amelioration of the cognitive status of the patient, especially attention and memory. This paper reviews different pharmacological aspects of cognitive neurorehabilitation in epilepsy.

Journal: Behavioural Neurology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 69-75, 2006