Does Vinpocetine Help With Attention Deficit Disorder?
Q Has vinpocetine been show to be helpful for ADHD?
ROBERT, Highland Park, NJ
A See “Acute administration of vinpocetine, a phosphodiesterase type 1 inhibitor, ameliorates hyperactivity in a mice model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder,” the reference for which can be found at the National Library of Medicine’s website. Through a cursory search, two other papers were found: “Neuroprotective effects of vinpocetine and its major metabolite cis-apovincaminic acid on NMDA-induced neurotoxicity in a rat entorhinal cortex lesion model” and “The SKT neuropsychological test battery.”