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Descriptor English: Nootropic Agents
Descriptor Spanish: Nootrópicos
Descriptor nootrópicos
Entry term(s) agente antidemencia
agente nootrópico
agente procognitivo
agentes antidemencia
agentes procognitivos
fármaco antidemencia
fármaco nootrópico
fármacos noótropos
nootrópico
potenciador cognitivo
potenciadores cognitivos
Scope note: Fármacos que se utilizan para facilitar específicamente el aprendizaje o la memoria, en particular para prevenir los déficits cognitivos asociados a las demencias. Estos fármacos tienen diversos mecanismos de acción.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nootrópicos
Descriptor French: Nootropiques
Entry term(s): Agent, Anti-Dementia
Agent, Antidementia
Agent, Nootropic
Agent, Procognitive
Agents, Anti-Dementia
Agents, Antidementia
Agents, Nootropic
Agents, Procognitive
Anti Dementia Agent
Anti Dementia Agents
Anti-Dementia Agent
Anti-Dementia Agents
Antidementia Agent
Antidementia Agents
Cognitive Enhancer
Cognitive Enhancers
Drug, Nootropic
Drugs, Nootropic
Enhancer, Cognitive
Enhancers, Cognitive
Nootropic
Nootropic Agent
Nootropic Drug
Nootropic Drugs
Nootropics
Procognitive Agent
Procognitive Agents
Tree number(s): D27.505.954.427.637
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018697
Scope note: Drugs used to specifically facilitate learning or memory, particularly to prevent the cognitive deficits associated with dementias. These drugs act by a variety of mechanisms.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Psychotropic Drugs (1989-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95; NOOTRPIC DRUGS was see PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS 1990-94
Online Note: use PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS to search NOOTROPIC DRUGS 1990-94
History Note: 95; NOOTRPIC DRUGS was see PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS 1990-94
DeCS ID: 32110
Unique ID: D018697
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/06/03
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Nootropic Agents - Preferred
Concept UI M0028009
Scope note Drugs used to specifically facilitate learning or memory, particularly to prevent the cognitive deficits associated with dementias. These drugs act by a variety of mechanisms.
Preferred term Nootropic Agents
Entry term(s) Agent, Anti-Dementia
Agent, Antidementia
Agent, Nootropic
Agent, Procognitive
Agents, Anti-Dementia
Agents, Antidementia
Agents, Nootropic
Agents, Procognitive
Anti Dementia Agent
Anti Dementia Agents
Anti-Dementia Agent
Anti-Dementia Agents
Antidementia Agent
Antidementia Agents
Cognitive Enhancer
Cognitive Enhancers
Drug, Nootropic
Drugs, Nootropic
Enhancer, Cognitive
Enhancers, Cognitive
Nootropic
Nootropic Agent
Nootropic Drug
Nootropic Drugs
Nootropics
Procognitive Agent
Procognitive Agents



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