abstract |
This invention relates to the enhancement of memory and cognition and the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome by administration of 5-(Rn-phenyl)-4-alkyl-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones of the formula <IMAGE> wherein R is halogen, trifluoromethyl, C1-4 lower alkyl or C1-4 lower alkoxy, n is zero, 1 or 2, and R2 represents hydrogen or C1-3 lower alkyl; and R4 independently represents C1-3 lower alkyl. |