A Nicotine Patch a Day Keeps the Cognitive Impairment Away

And the research on nicotines usefulness for stroke rehab could also keep our cognitive mind working. If I'd known this when I was in the hospital I would have self-prescribed this to myself. But no self-medication without your doctors consent, so ask him/her about using something like this. You can select my other nicotine posts to see what usefulness it has.
http://brainblogger.com/2012/02/06/a-nicotine-patch-a-day-keeps-the-cognitive-impairment-away/

Normally, a nicotine patch on someone’s arm is evidence that they are trying to quit smoking. But, soon, nicotine patches may be appearing on arms of the cognitively impaired.

A study published in the journal Neurology reported that transdermal nicotine administration improved the symptoms of cognitive impairment in nonsmoking adults. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 74 nonsmoking adults with mild cognitive impairment received either 15 mg of nicotine or placebo daily for 6 months. (Most smoking cessation patches deliver between 7 and 21 mg of nicotine per day.) At the end of the study period, the subjects showed significant improvement in most measures of cognitive function, including attention, memory, and psychomotor speed. There was no statistically significant improvement in clinician-rated global impression. The nicotine showed exceptional safety and tolerability.
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