REPORT FROM THE DLB CONSORTIUM
- Revised criteria and better assessment
methods
TREATMENT OF
SLEEP APNEA
- Abnormal neurological responses are found
in apnea patients even after CPAP
TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION
IN OLDER MEDICAL INPATIENTS
- Inpatients do not show any more benefit
with systematic intervention than with usual care
MEMANTINE IS
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OVER ONE YEAR
- Patients with moderate to severe AD benefit
form treatment with memantine
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES
FOR BPSD
- Brief psychotherapy for people with
AD show no beneficial effect
- There are few rigorous positive trials
of behavioural approaches
VALPROATE IS
NOT EFFECTIVE FOR AGITATION IN AD
- Agitation in dementia does not improve
with divalproex sodium
ANTIPSYCHOTICS AND
MORTALITY RISK
- Atypical antipsychotics are associated
with greater risk of death
- Mortality risk with typical antipsychotics
may be even greater than atypical antipsychotics for BPSD
WHEN SHOULD
THE ELDERLY STOP DRIVING?
- Self-rated functioning proves more accurate
than other test types
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