Patent ID: 6232350
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of treating dementia in a human patient, the method including the steps of:forming a pharmaceutical composition containing an antiestrogenically effective amount of an antiestrogen, said antiestrogen having a structure according to the formula ##STR6##wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of ##STR7##being selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.3, --C.dbd.N, and --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --Cl, and the remaining R-groups being selected from the group consisting of --H, --OH or --I; andadministering an amount of said pharmaceutical composition to the human patient in sufficient quantity so as to be effective in the treatment of dementia.