| abstract |
1. A cyclic amine compound of the formula <IMAGE> wherein B means a saturated or unsaturated 5- to 7-membered aza-heterocyclic group which may be substituted; A means a bond or an alkylene or alkenylene group which may be substituted by hydrocarbon residues, oxo, hydroxyimino, and/or hydroxy, - means either a single bond or a double bond (provided that when A means a bond, - means a single bond); R2 and R3 independently mean a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon residue which may be substituted (provided that both of R2 and R3 are not hydrogen atoms) or jointly form a cyclic amino group together with the adjacent nitrogen atom, n is 0, 1 or 2 and p is 1 or 2 or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds are useful for therapy of cerebral edema, acute symptoms in cerebral apoplexy and protection of brain and nerve cell, or useful as anticholinesterase or as brain function-improving agent. |