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Tag Archives: Latrepirdine
Review of Interventions Which May Potentially Delay Functional Decline in Persons With Dementia (BMJ Open)
Summary The authors examined 23 systematic reviews about the benefits of non-pharmacological, pharmacological and alternative therapies on activities of daily living (ADL) in people with dementia. Interventions thought to be effective (based on evidence sometimes judged to be “low quality”) … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Latrepirdine for Alzheimer’s Disease: Systematic Review (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Summary This systematic review investigated the potential of Latrepirdine as a disease-modifying intervention for Alzheimer’s Disease. The evidence suggests, so far, that Latrepirdine has no beneficial effect on cognition and / or function in patients. The authors of this review … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews
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Tagged 2 3 4 5-Tetrahydro-2, 8-Dimethyl-5- (2-(6-Methyl-3-Pyridyl)Ethyl)-1H-Pyrido(4 3-b)Indole, Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), Alzheimer's Disease Co-operative Study - Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADCS-ADL), Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC)), Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study / Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) Inventory, Canada, Clinician’s Interview-Based Impression of Change Plus Caregiver Input (CIBIC-Plus), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CONCERT, CONNECTION, Dimebolin, Dimebon, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Latrepirdine, Latrepirdine (Dimebon), Latrepirdine for Alzheimer’s Disease, Lipid Peroxidation, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Mitochondrial Permeability, Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neurotransmitter Receptor Activity, Severe Impairment Battery (SIB), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Toronto), Sunnybrook Research Institute: Brain Sciences Research Program, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Toronto, Voltage-Gated Calcium Ion Channels
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