Central Nervous System Stimulants
"Central Nervous System Stimulants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here.
| Descriptor ID |
D000697
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.282 D27.505.954.427.220
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| Concept/Terms |
Analeptics- Analeptics
- Analeptic Drugs
- Drugs, Analeptic
- Analeptic Agents
- Agents, Analeptic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Central Nervous System Stimulants" by people in Profiles.
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Does Concomitant Psychostimulants Mitigate Second-Generation Antipsychotics-Associated Weight Gain? An Observational Study Based on Electronic Medical Records Data. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2025 Nov; 35(9):508-517.
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medication use is associated with testosterone hypofunction-results from a national claims database analysis. Int J Impot Res. 2024 Jun; 36(4):403-407.
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Stimulant Drugs and Stimulant Use Disorder. Anesthesiol Clin. 2024 Mar; 42(1):103-115.
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Efficacy of Daily Text Messaging to Support Adherence to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among Stimulant-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men. Subst Use Misuse. 2023; 58(3):465-469.
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and autophagy activation are associated with cardiomyopathy developed by extended methamphetamine self-administration in rats. Redox Biol. 2022 12; 58:102523.
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Opioid-stimulant trends in overdose toxicology by race, ethnicity, & gender: An analysis in Delaware, 2013-2019. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2024 Jul-Sep; 23(3):471-500.
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Voluntary oral methamphetamine increases memory deficits and contextual sensitization during abstinence associated with decreased PKM? and increased ?OR in the hippocampus of female mice. J Psychopharmacol. 2021 Oct; 35(10):1240-1252.
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Methamphetamine exposure and its cessation alter gut microbiota and induce depressive-like behavioral effects on rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2021 Jan; 238(1):281-292.
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Methylphenidate improves weight control in childhood brain tumor survivors with hypothalamic obesity. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 07; 67(7):e28379.
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Sleep disturbance in patients with cancer: a feasibility study of multimodal therapy. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2021 Jun; 11(2):170-179.