An Epilepsy Drug to Prevent Cognitive Decline?

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April 1, 2015

An Epilepsy Drug to Prevent Cognitive Decline?

An atypical antiepilepsy drug is being investigated for a possible role in treating patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

A new study shows that low doses of levetiracetam reduced the overactivation in subregions of the hippocampus that have been linked to amnestic MCI (aMCI) — the dentate gyrus (DG) and the cornu ammonis 3 (CA3) — and improved memory in patients with cognitive impairment.