[Efficacy of pronoran in age-related memory impairment].

: Thirty patients aged 45-62 years (mean 54.8 +/- 3.7) have been studied. Pronoran (piribedil) was used for treatment of age-related memory impairment in dosage 50 mg per day during 30 and 90 days (2 groups of 15 patients). Psychophysiological examination included a study of sensomotor activity (time for visual-motor reactions--simple and complex) and functional lability of visual analyzer as well as evaluation of cognitive processes--memory and attention. Patients were examined before and after therapy of different duration. Pronoran exerted a positive effect on psychophysiological state of elderly people, improving memory and attention and increasing the velocity of psychomotor reactions and lability of nervous processes. The longer was the therapy, the more improved were above traits. Along with cogniotropic and mnemotoric (an influence on operative memory) effects of pronoran, its non-specific activating impact is described.