Claims
- 1. A method of treating a subject for dementia which comprises administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in an amount effective to treat the subject and a carrier.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dementia is dementia of the Alzheimer type.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the dementia is senile dementia.
- 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the senile dementia is senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered orally or rectally.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the amount administered is from about 0.1 milligram to about 100 milligrams.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the amount administered is from about 1 milligram to about 10 milligrams.
- 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the R(+)-N-propargyl-1-aminoindan or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered parenterally.
- 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the amount administered is from about 0.1 milligram per milliliter to about 100 milligrams per milliliter.
- 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the amount administered is from about 1 milligram per milliliter to about 10 milligrams per milliliter.
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 08/411,398, filed Mar. 28, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,532,415, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/139,517, filed Oct. 18, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/063,455, filed May 18, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,387,612, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 07/632,184, filed Dec. 21, 1990, now abandoned, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. U.S. Ser. No. 07/632,184 claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119 of Israeli Patent Application No. 92,952, filed Jan. 3, 1990.
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