The article offers information about the generic drug galantamine. The drug is indicated for use to treat mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer's disease type. Its common side effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss. The recommended dosage range for galantamine tablets is...
Mild Cognitive Impairment MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination MTS: Medication-Transfer screen MedMaIDE: Medication Management Instrument for Deficiencies in the Elderly MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment MSSS: Medication-Specific Social Support Questionnaire MeDS: Measure of Drug Self-Management ...
In a sensitivity analysis stratifying by dementia syndrome severity at index date, we divided the study population in two groups: cases with MCI/mild dementia and their controls, and cases with moderate/severe dementia and their controls. Results were similar to those found in the main analysis,...
This drug is for people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia related to Alzheimer’s. Donanemab helps reduce the buildup of amyloid plaques in your brain. Side effects of donanemab The most common side effects of this drug are headaches and swelling in the brain that typically resol...
Medication reminder device for the elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment. Reminder devices reportedly improve medication adherence in the elderly patients with mild dementia; however, the efficacy of such devices remains unexplor... T Kamimura,R Ishiwata,T Inoue - 《American Journal of Alzhei...
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What medication would you administer for a 56-year-old male patient with myocardial infarction? Myocardial Infarction: Myocardial infarction is a cardiac pathology where the blood supply to the various muscles of the heart through the coronary vessels is hindered. It leads t...
Memantine Memantine is a non-competitive, selective NMDA receptor antagonist[158], and is clinically used for the treatment of dementia. The efficacy of memantine for the treatment of nicotine addiction has been investigated as well. In a preclinical study, memantine was found to block the ...
Introduction Anticholinergic (AC) medications have been linked to impaired cognition1-16 primarily in nondemented older adults10,17 and an increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults.1,3,4,18-20 The biological basis for the cognitive effects of AC medications is unknown. ...
Various explicit screening tools, developed mostly in central Europe and the USA, assist clinicians in optimizing medication use for older adults. The Turkish Inappropriate Medication use in oldEr adults (TIME) criteria set, primarily based on the STOPP/START criteria set, is a current explicit tool...