Patents Assigned to Amy F. T. Arnsten
  • Use of lofexidine in the treatment of behavioral disorders
    Patent number: 5863934
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating disorders which have prominent symptoms of behavioral disinhibition (e.g., Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, or the disinhibitory symptoms accompanying Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or dementia) in a primate with minimal sedative side effects by administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of lofexidine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Assignees: Amy F. T. Arnsten, Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, Robert H. Hunt
    Inventors: Amy F. T. Arnsten, Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, Robert D. Hunt
  • Use of guanfacine in the treatment of behavioral disorders
    Patent number: 5854290
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating disorders which have prominent symptoms of behavioral disinhibition (e.g., Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, or the disinhibitory symptoms accompanying Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or dementia) in a primate with minimal sedative side effects by administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of guanfacine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignees: Amy F. T. Arnsten, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Robert H. Hunt
    Inventors: Amy F. T. Arnsten, Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, Robert H. Hunt