Abstract
Dementia is a clinical syndrome that is characterized by impairment of cognitive and functional abilities (daily life activities) as well as by neuropsychiatric symptoms. Cognitive impairment can include impairment of memory, visuospatial functions, language, and executive functions. Many neurodegenerative diseases turn over to dementia, Alzheimer´s Disease being the most frequent of them. Alzheimer´s Disease (AD) affect a large population worldwide.
In the last decade, various medications have been used for the treatment of cognitive symptoms in AD. Many of them have few scientific evidence of their effectiveness. The aim of this paper is to review and update the current status of the pharmacological treatment of cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer´s Disease.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, cognitive symptoms, dementia, pharmacological treatment.
Current Psychopharmacology
Title:Pharmacological Treatment of Cognitive Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease
Volume: 3
Author(s): Patricio Perez Leguizamon, Carol Dillon, Diego M. Castro, Leandro Lon, Veronica Guelar and Fernando E. Taragano
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Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, cognitive symptoms, dementia, pharmacological treatment.
Abstract: Dementia is a clinical syndrome that is characterized by impairment of cognitive and functional abilities (daily life activities) as well as by neuropsychiatric symptoms. Cognitive impairment can include impairment of memory, visuospatial functions, language, and executive functions. Many neurodegenerative diseases turn over to dementia, Alzheimer´s Disease being the most frequent of them. Alzheimer´s Disease (AD) affect a large population worldwide.
In the last decade, various medications have been used for the treatment of cognitive symptoms in AD. Many of them have few scientific evidence of their effectiveness. The aim of this paper is to review and update the current status of the pharmacological treatment of cognitive symptoms in Alzheimer´s Disease.
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Leguizamon Perez Patricio, Dillon Carol, Castro M. Diego, Lon Leandro, Guelar Veronica and Taragano E. Fernando, Pharmacological Treatment of Cognitive Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease, Current Psychopharmacology 2014; 3 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211556003666140717184049
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211556003666140717184049 |
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