Neurology

Dementia, Pharmacological Treatment

April 2004

Clinical Focus*

• Does pharmacotherapy for dementia syndromes improve cognitive symptoms and outcomes?
• Does pharmacotherapy delay cognitive deterioration or delay disease onset of dementia syndromes?
• Are certain drugs, including alternative medicines (non-pharmaceutical), more effective than others?
• Do certain patient populations benefit more from pharmacotherapy than others?
• What is the evidence base for the treatment of ischemic vascular dementia (VaD)?

*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.

Pharmacological Treatment of Dementia
Summary (Publication No. 04-E018-1, April 2004)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 04-E018-2, April 2004
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EPC: McMaster University Evidence-based Practice Center
Topic Nominator: American College of Physicians

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