METHODS OF TREATING PSEUDOBULBAR AFFECT AND OTHER EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES

摘要

The invention is based on the discovery that rho kinase inhibitors can be used to treat pseudobulbar affect (PBA). The inventive methods relate to the use of rho kinase inhibitors in the treatment of patients with PBA. Preferred aspects of the invention contemplate treating PBA due to dementia, especially cortical dementia, such as AD, FTD and cortical vascular dementia.