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Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
At the moment, there is no cure for Alzheimer's Disease. For some people in the early or middle stages of Alzheimer's Disease, certain medications may alleviate some cognitive symptoms or keep the symptoms from getting worse for a limited time. Other medications may help control behavioural symptoms such as sleeplessness, agitation, wandering, anxiety and depression.
Follow the links below to find information about the latest research and treatments for Alzheimer's Disease.
Reviewed October 2011
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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease
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Links to summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for Alzheimer´s Disease
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| Title: | Down syndrome and Alzheimer's |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | The relationship between Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease is complex. Studies have shown that, by the age of 40, almost all people with Down syndrome have evidence of the brain changes characteristic of Alzheimer's disease, but not everyone with Down syndrome develops symptoms of the dementia of Alzheimer's disease. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Alzheimer's disease - latest research |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia in the elderly. It is a progressive and eventually fatal disease of the brain. It impairs higher brain functions such as memory, thinking and personality. Current research is looking at causes, treatment and possible prevention of Alzheimer's disease. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Alzheimer's disease and exercise |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | People with Alzheimer's disease can benefit from exercise. Physical activity can help to reduce depression for people with Alzheimer's disease and protect against falls and fractures. |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Dementia |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. These patients have difficulty remembering recent events and may notice problems with speech and thinking. |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Anticholinesterase inhibitors |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Anticholinesterases are a class of drugs that decrease the breakdown of acetylcholine and can be used in conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. |
| Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Title: | What now for Alzheimer's Disease? An epidemiological evaluation of the AD2000 trial (Editorial) |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | In recent years, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors have been approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. This has been mainly on the strength of many randomised placebo-controlled trials showing a statistically significant improvement in cognitive, functional and behavioural scores mainly at 12 and 24 weeks. |
| Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Title: | Alzheimer's disease - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Alzheimer′s disease attacks the brain resulting in impaired memory, thinking and behaviour. The prevalence of dementia rises with age. |
| Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Title: | Dementia and heredity - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Familial Alzheimer′s disease is one rare genetic form of dementia that is passed from generation to generation. |
| Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Title: | New drugs - Aripiprazole and Memantine |
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| Publisher: | Australian Prescriber |
| Description: | Some of the views expressed in the following notes on newly approved products should be regarded as tentative, as there may have been little experience in Australia of their safety or efficacy. |
| Date: | Oct 2003 |
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