Compositions for ameliorating a reduced higher brain function resulting from organic brain lesions

• Main Authors: YAMASHIMA, TETSUMORI, ISHIKURA, YOSHIYUKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.08.2012
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

A composition that has an activity of ameliorating reduced higher brain functions resulting from organic brain lesions, said composition comprising arachidonic acid and/or a compound having arachidonic acid as a constituent fatty acid as well as docosahexaenoic acid and/or a compound having docosahexaenoic acid as a constituent fatty acid.