- Blood pressure
changes in mid- and late-life may be linked to cognitive decline
- Cerebral small-vessel
disease may contribute to cognitive disease in the elderly
- Patients with
vascular dementia improved when treated with donepezil
MANAGEMENT OF MILD
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
- There may be
two etiologies that can lead to dementia in various MCI patients
- Cognitive intervention
can improve memory in patients with MCI
NATURAL HISTORY
OF PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA
- Patients with
PPA often go to develop frontotemporal dementia
THERAPIES AND NEUROPROTECTION
IN AD
- Donepezil treatment
slows the progression of hippocampal atrophy
- Postmenopausal
women experienced less risk of cognitive impairment when given
raloxifene daily
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS
FOR BPSD
- Symptoms of
dementia showed improvement in three different treatment groups
- Atypical and typical antipsychotics
are associated with parkinsonism
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS
OF ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATIONS
- Incontinence
medication use was shown to decrease mental function
- Higher SAA is
associated with lower cognition in moderate-to-severe dementia
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