| abstract |
A remedy for nervous diseases caused by peripheral or central nervous disorder containing a 2-acylaminopropanol derivative represented by general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as the active ingredient, wherein R1 represents alkyl, or phenyl or cyclohexyl both of which may be substituted by one to three same or different substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, hydroxy and nitro. It can be used for treating various central and peripheral nervous diseases by inducing biosynthesis of endogenous glycosphingolipids, especially a ganglioside, to thereby accelerate axon extension and synapse formation. |