申请人:Romano Steven Joseph
公开号:US20080269246A1
公开(公告)日:2008-10-30
The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method of using piperazinyl-heterocyclic compounds of the formula I, as defined below, for enhancing cognition in a mammal, including a human, for example a mammal afflicted with psychosis, autism, dementia, or mental retardation, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of formula I (for example, ziprasidone) to the mammal. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for reducing or ameliorating in a mammal, including a human, afflicted with a disorder or condition selected from autism, mental retardation, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and dementia, positive symptoms (e.g. excessive aggression, disinhibited sexual behavior, inappropriate sexual behavior, agitation, compulsive behavior such as head banging, lip biting, self mutilation, or stereotypic behavior) associated with the aforementioned disorders or conditions, which method comprises administering an effective amount of a compound of formula I (for example, ziprasidone) to the mammal. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for treating pediatric bipolar disorder in a mammal, including a human, which method comprises administering an effective amount of a compound of formula I (for example, ziprasidone) to the mammal.
The compounds of the formula I are defined as follows:
or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein Ar, n, X, and Y are as defined.
本发明在某些方面涉及使用公式I所定义的哌嗪基-杂环化合物的方法,以增强哺乳动物(包括人类)的认知能力,例如患有精神病、自闭症、痴呆或智力低下的哺乳动物,包括给哺乳动物(例如齐拉西酮)的公式I化合物的有效剂量。在另一个方面,本发明涉及一种方法,用于减轻或改善患有自闭症、智力低下、强迫症和痴呆症等疾病或症状的哺乳动物(包括人类)的阳性症状(例如过度攻击、解禁性行为、不当性行为、焦虑、强迫行为,如头撞击、咬唇、自残或刻板行为),该方法包括向哺乳动物(例如齐拉西酮)的有效剂量的公式I化合物的管理。在另一个方面,本发明涉及一种用于治疗哺乳动物(包括人类)的儿童双相情感障碍的方法,该方法包括向哺乳动物(例如齐拉西酮)的有效剂量的公式I化合物的管理。公式I化合物定义如下:或其药学上可接受的酸盐,其中Ar,n,X和Y如定义。