monoaminakridinen deficiency of cholinergic nervous system in

摘要

A method for treating central nervous system or peripheral nervous system cholinergic deficit states such as Alzheimer's disease in a mammal, said method comprising administering to said mammal an amount of a monoamine acridine derivative effective in the treatment of a cholinergic deficit state and for a time sufficient to achieve a suitable blood level to treat said cholinergic deficit state. The preferred monoamine acridine derivative is 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5-aminoacridine. A unit dosage pharmaceutical composition of matter comprising an effective amount of said monoamine acridine derivative sufficient to treat said cholinergic deficit state and a pharmaceutically acceptable inert carrier therefor is also described.