Efficacy of pharmacological treatment of dementia

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Leon Flicker¹ 

[1] ,University of Western Australia Department of Medicine Geriatric MedicinePerth WA ,Australia

关键词: Cholinesterase inhibitors;    Alzheimer disease;    Dementia;    vascular;    Therapeutics;    Review literature;    Inibidores da colinesterase;    Doença de Alzheimer;    Demência vascular;    Terapêutica;    Literatura de revisão;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-44462002000500004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Over the last 25 years an increasing number of studies have been performed to evaluate therapeutic agents for people with dementia. Although numerous agents have been trialed at this stage there little evidence that therapeutic agents can prevent dementia or ameliorate the progression of dementia of any type. There is some evidence that specific medical management in high risk individuals can prevent strokes, and thus probably prevent vascular dementia, although this is extrapolating from the available evidence. There is considerable evidence that cholinesterase inhibitor are effective for cognitive symptoms in people with mild to moderate AD, and there is some evidence that they are also effective for other behavioural and functional symptoms. The currently available cholinesterase inhibitors seem to have approximately the same sized effect and thus the choice of agent may be largely determined by the incidence of side-effects. These agents have modest effects and a cautious therapeutic trial is indicated for those subjects with mild to moderate AD.

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