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Related Subjects: |Dementias |Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) |Alzheimer disease |Dementia with Lewy bodies |Frontotemporal dementia |Corticobasal degeneration |Creutzfeldt Jakob disease |Vascular Dementia |Anti Dementia Drugs |AIDS Dementia Complex |Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors |Mental Capacity Act 2005
Dementia Type | Treatment | Evidence Level |
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Alzheimer's Disease (Mild to Moderate) | Cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine) are effective for improving cognition. | B |
Alzheimer's Disease (Moderate to Severe) |
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B |
Ineffective Treatments |
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A |
Frontotemporal Dementia |
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A (Cholinesterase inhibitors), B (SSRIs) |
Lewy Body Dementia |
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A |
Vascular Dementia | No drugs are clearly effective for vascular dementia, but cholinesterase inhibitors may help in mixed dementia. | B |