Effect of desmopressin on normal and impaired memory

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1 September 1982

journal article
research article
Published by BMJ in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Vol. 45 (9) , 830-831
https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.45.9.830

Abstract

In view of the reported influence of vasopressin on the memory process of animals, trials were carried out on normal subjects and patients with memory disorders using the vasopressin analogue desmopressin. No beneficial effects could be demonstrated.

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