Abstract
The influence of long-term oral administration of buflomedil on regional cerebral blood flow was investigated in 10 patients with chronic cerebral infarc tion and mild to moderate mental deterioration. Patients were given 150 mg buflomedil three times daily for a period of eight weeks. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured in patients before they began buflomedil treat ment and during the last week of treatment. The interval of the rCBF measure ments in the control subjects (n=12) ranged from seven to forty-eight days. Mental function in the patients studied was evaluated by use of Hasegawa's simple intelligence scale for the aged and Zung's self-rating depression scale, before and during the last week of buflomedil treatment. The results showed a mean increase in rCBF of 10.5%±12.1% in the patient group. The control group demonstrated virtually no change in rCBF measurements. Improvements in the mental function scores of the buflomedil-treated group were noted, and 5 of the 10 patients reported improvement in subjective symptoms.
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