Conclusions Piracetam plays a limited role in the rehabilitation of overall language impairment and only benefits written language ability at the end of trials .
Its effect on overall linguistic level and written language tends to emerge within a short period and declines thereafter
Background Aphasia is a common symptom in post-stroke patients .
Piracetam is a commonly used nootropic agent that promises various benefits to brain function , including language improvement .
Objective We performed a systematic review and meta- analysis to assess whether piracetam facilitates the rehabilitation of language performance in post-stroke patients .
Evaluation of the efficacy of piracetam in treating information processing, reading and writing disorders in dyslexic children.
Piracetam , a new class of drug ( nootropil ) thought to enhance specific cognitive skills , was given in a 3300 mg daily dose to half of a group of fifty-five dyslexic boys aged 8 - 13 years , in a 12-week , double-blind , placebo-controlled study . The other half of the subjects received placebo .  All subjects met the following criteria : normal intelligence , normal educational opportunities , no severe emotional problems , no neurological h and icaps , good physical health , not taking other psychotropic medication , and scoring at least one and one half years below their mental age equivalent on the Gilmore Oral Reading Test .  Non-verbal ( auditory and visual ) and verbal perceptual , and memory skills were examined , and reading , spelling , language and writing abilities were measured using st and ardized instruments . Compared to the placebo control group , individuals treated with Piracetam did not show statistically significant improvements above their baseline scores on measures of perception , memory , language , reading accuracy or comprehension , or writing accuracy . However , reading speed and numbers of words written in a timed period were significantly enhanced in subjects treated with Piracetam as compared to placebo .  Effective reading and writing ability , taking both rate and accuracy into consideration , were also significantly improved in the Piracetam as compared to the placebo treatment group . The medication was well-tolerated and medical examinations showed no significant adverse reactions . These results encourage further study of Piracetam to determine more precisely the mechanism of action by which specific cognitive skills are affected
Conclusions Piracetam plays a limited role in the rehabilitation of overall language impairment and only benefits written language ability at the end of trials .
Its effect on overall linguistic level and written language tends to emerge within a short period and declines thereafter
Background Aphasia is a common symptom in post-stroke patients .
Piracetam is a commonly used nootropic agent that promises various benefits to brain function , including language improvement .
Objective We performed a systematic review and meta- analysis to assess whether piracetam facilitates the rehabilitation of language performance in post-stroke patients .