Pyritinol is helpful in treating head injury and has also been shown to reduce mortality rate in coma patients. It can improve memory. Pyritinol provides protection against damage caused by free radicals to cell proteins. It enhances cerebral glucose metabolism in dementia. Pyritinol improve cognitive performance in dementia patients. It is used for treatment of organic psychosyndromes, cerebral circulatory disorders, alcoholism, dyslexic factors, behavior and intellect disorders in children and post-cerebral infarction. One of the key benefits of pyritinol is its capability to normalize glucose transport through blood-brain barrier and to enhance brain cell energy production from glucose. It can be effective in improving the immune system through its stimulation of neutrophil migration.