Abstract: The present invention describes a method for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, alcohol addiction, tobacco addiction, nicotine addiction, parkinsonism including Parkinson's disease, female and male orgasmic disorders, female and male sexual arousal disorders, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, and disorders characterized by anxiety and/or depression. In this method, a therapeutically effective, nontoxic dose of a 4?,4?-substituted 3?-(diphenylmethoxy) tropane analog or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered to the patient in need of such treatment.

Abstract: Patients having several neurological diseases have been shown to have elevated levels of axonally-derived proteins (i.e. tau and neurofilament proteins) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in brain tissue. Three monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) recognizing CSF tau proteins were developed. The Mabs were found to label a ladder of 30 kD to 50 kD tau proteins in CSF from patients with disease states producing axonal damage such as head trauma or CNS tumor but not in CSF from controls. High levels of tau protein in CSF were shown to be diagnostic of axonal degeneration in head trauma. An ELISA assay was developed with these MAbs to aid in the diagnosis of patients with axonal damage.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, alcohol addiction, tobacco addiction, nicotine addiction, parkinsonism including Parkinson's disease, female and male orgasmic disorders, female and male sexual arousal disorders, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, and disorders characterized by anxiety and/or depression. In this method, a therapeutically effective, nontoxic dose of a 4′,4″-substituted 3&agr;-(diphenylmethoxy) tropane analog or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered to the patient in need of such treatment.

Abstract: Patients having several neurological diseases have been shown to have elevated levels of axonally-derived proteins (i.e. tau and neurofilament proteins) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and in brain tissue. Three monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) recognizing CSF tau proteins were developed. The MAbs were found to label a ladder of 30 kD to 50 kD tau proteins in CSF from patients with disease states producing axonal damage such as head trauma or CNS tumor but not in CSF from controls. High levels of tau protein in CSF were shown to be diagnostic of axonal degeneration in head trauma. An ELISA assay was developed with these MAbs to aid in the diagnosis of patients with axonal damage.

Abstract: Pharmaceutically-active materials comprising specific antidepressant compounds, such as sertraline, contained in microparticles formulated so as to release the antidepressant compounds over an extended period of time are disclosed. The materials, when administered, particularly by injection, release the active agent over time allowing the patient to be effectively treated without requiring multiple dosing of the pharmaceutical material. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the microparticles and methods of treating depression-related conditions utilizing the microparticles are also disclosed.

Abstract: Pharmaceutically-active materials comprising specific antidepressant compounds, such as sertraline, contained in microparticles formulated so as to release the antidepressant compounds over an extended period of time are disclosed. The materials, when administered, particularly by injection, release the active agent over time allowing the patient to be effectively treated without requiring multiple dosing of the pharmaceutical material. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the microparticles and methods of treating depression-related conditions utilizing the microparticles are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method to aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in a living patient is disclosed which tests cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from the patient. The CSF is tested using a Western blot analysis to determine the presence of an antigen present in soluble paired helical filaments which specifically binds to the monoclonal antibody produced by hybridoma ATCC HD11079.