Alzheimer's Disease & Memory: Medications

  • Should I take medications to treat Alzheimer's disease?

    11/10/08, Healthwise

    Alzheimer's disease is a progressive condition that damages areas of the brain involved in memory, intelligence, judgment, language, and behavior. It is the most common form of mental decline, or dementia, in older adults. Symptoms in

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  • Cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease

    11/10/08, Healthwise

    Cholinesterase inhibitors increase the level of a brain chemical called acetylcholine. People with Alzheimer's disease and related conditions have decreased brain levels of this neurotransmitter. Increasing the amount of acetylcholine

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  • Alzheimer's Disease - Medications

    11/10/08, Healthwise

    At this time, there are no medicines that can prevent or cure Alzheimer's disease or that will restore normal mental abilities. Medicine may help some people function better by temporarily reducing memory loss and thinking problems. O

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  • Memantine for Alzheimer's disease

    11/10/08, Healthwise

    Memantine is the first in one class of medicines developed to treat Alzheimer's disease. It has been available in Europe for years but was only recently approved for treating Alzheimer's disease in the United States. It works in a com

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  • Dementia - Medications

    06/27/07, Healthwise

    Doctors use medicines to treat dementia in the following ways:

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