Researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial to assess whether 24 weeks of treatment with rotigotine can modify cognitive functions in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease.
Cognitively normal women have increased Alzheimer disease endophenotype, with higher β-amyloid deposition, lower glucose metabolism, and lower gray and white matter volumes.
Antiepileptic drugs are associated with a higher risk for mortality in patients with Alzheimer disease.
Researchers sought to identify health care system factors that contribute to missed or delayed diagnosis of dementia by primary care providers.
Limited tools are available for identifying, diagnosing, and treating cognitive dysfunction from Alzheimer disease.
Risk increase greater for vascular neurodegenerative disease than for primary neurodegenerative disease.
Governor says initiative will help researchers working to slow the progression of Alzheimer disease.
TBI injury risk up for quetiapine vs risperidone users.
Medical history, cognitive and physical examination, laboratory testing, and brain imaging can help identify causes of dementia, and several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches can help manage the disease.
Number of hospital days up by more than 50% in AD patients initiating antipsychotic medication.
