A 4-month course of the oral antiviral agent valacyclovir boosted cognition in herpes simplex virus-1–seropositive patients with bipolar disorder and cognitive impairment in a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
In this 60-patient study, 53% of participants assigned to valacyclovir (Valtrex) exhibited a clinically meaningful improvement in cognitive function, defined as at least a 10-point gain over baseline on the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurological Status (RBANS), compared with 14% in the placebo arm, Dr. Jennifer L. Payne reported at a meeting of the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health."
In this 60-patient study, 53% of participants assigned to valacyclovir (Valtrex) exhibited a clinically meaningful improvement in cognitive function, defined as at least a 10-point gain over baseline on the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurological Status (RBANS), compared with 14% in the placebo arm, Dr. Jennifer L. Payne reported at a meeting of the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health."
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