Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Continuing Donepezil Appears Best for Some Alzheimer's Patients
Major Finding: Compared with patients who stopped taking donepezil, those who continued the drug scored better by 1.9 points on the SMMSE and by 3...
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Scan That Predicts Alzheimer's Creates Moral Dilemma
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Haloperidol Doubles Risk of Death in Institutionalized Elderly
Major Finding: Compared with risperidone, haloperidol increased the risk of death by 200% among a large cohort of elderly nursing home residents...
Commentary
Study Suggests New Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment Strategy
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National Plan to Overcome Alzheimer's Disease Takes Shape
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Memantine Disappoints for Dementia in Down Syndrome
Major Finding: Participants in the placebo group and treatment group experienced statistically similar mean changes of -1.9 and -5.6, respectively...
Conference Coverage
Valproate Exposure Associated With Autism, Lower IQ
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Regular Fish Intake Lowers Dementia Risk
Major Finding: Eating baked or broiled fish on a weekly basis improved brain health and significantly reduced the risk of mild cognitive...
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"Burdensome" Transitions Common in Dementia Patients' Final Days
Major Finding: Some 19% of patients with advanced dementia were subjected to at least one burdensome and possibly unnecessary transition between...
News
Neuropsychiatric Disorders Dominate Disease Burden in Europe
Major Finding: During 2010, mental and neurologic disorders caused 23% of all disability-adjusted life-years lost in men and 30% of the DALY in...
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Cognitive Measures, Not Biomarkers, Predict MCI Conversion
Major Finding: Two cognitive measures significantly predicted 1-year conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease, while no...