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2007
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Cognitive Impairment Associated with Multiple Sclerosis can be
Treated with Viagra
October 03, 2005
Viagra could
become a treatment for the cognitive impairment which affects more
than 50% of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients according to the investigator
and presenter Stephanie Manson, MD, Researcher, Resonance Imaging
Brain Center, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Sildenafil citrate (Viagra)
appears to help cerebral blood perfusion and brain activation in
patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), as
reported on September 29th at the 21st Congress of the European
Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS).
MS patients have reduced cerebral flow as part of the onset of the
disease. This starts at a very early stage of the disease. The study
took secondary progressive patients and gave them one dose of Viagra.
It was found that it acutely increased their cerebral blood flow,
which means that the neurons were getting more oxygen. It is quite
dangerous to have a low cerebral blood flow.
So, the implication of the finding is that Viagra could prove to
be neuroprotective for MS patients. This was a small study with
large implications and, clearly, more research is called for on
this subject.
To read more visit:
http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/8525697700573E188525708F0045618E
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