"Amantadine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An antiviral that is used in the prophylactic or symptomatic treatment of influenza A. It is also used as an antiparkinsonian agent, to treat extrapyramidal reactions, and for postherpetic neuralgia. The mechanisms of its effects in movement disorders are not well understood but probably reflect an increase in synthesis and release of dopamine, with perhaps some inhibition of dopamine uptake.
| Descriptor ID |
D000547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.100.050.035
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| Concept/Terms |
Amantadine- Amantadine
- 1-Aminoadamantane
- 1 Aminoadamantane
- Adamantylamine
Amanta-Sulfate-AZU- Amanta-Sulfate-AZU
- Amanta Sulfate AZU
- AmantaSulfateAZU
- Amantadin AZU
- AZU, Amantadin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amantadine" by people in Profiles.
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The role of amantadine in cognitive recovery early after traumatic brain injury: A systematic review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2020 07; 194:105815.
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Surveillance of resistance to adamantanes among influenza A(H3N2) and A(H1N1) viruses isolated worldwide. J Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 15; 196(2):249-57.
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Survival after treatment of rabies with induction of coma. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 16; 352(24):2508-14.
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Peginterferon alpha-2a combination therapies in chronic hepatitis C patients who relapsed after or had a viral breakthrough on therapy with standard interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin: a pilot study of efficacy and safety. Dig Dis Sci. 2005 Apr; 50(4):719-26.
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Prevention and control of influenza. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2002 Apr 12; 51(RR-3):1-31.
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Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of amantadine hydrochloride in the treatment of children with autistic disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001 Jun; 40(6):658-65.
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Infection of a child in Hong Kong by an influenza A H3N2 virus closely related to viruses circulating in European pigs. J Gen Virol. 2001 Jun; 82(Pt 6):1397-1406.
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Common emergence of amantadine- and rimantadine-resistant influenza A viruses in symptomatic immunocompromised adults. Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Jun; 26(6):1418-24.
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Prolonged shedding of amantadine-resistant influenzae A viruses by immunodeficient patients: detection by polymerase chain reaction-restriction analysis. J Infect Dis. 1995 Nov; 172(5):1352-5.
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Amantadine-resistant influenza A in nursing homes. Identification of a resistant virus prior to drug use. Arch Intern Med. 1995 Mar 13; 155(5):533-7.