Telemanagement For the drugs, donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine , can buy those with dementia a little quality time – by improving their memory and thinking abilities. The drugs work by increasing the levels of a chemical called acetylcholine, which is important ... and more »
PR Web (press release) Because of cognitive worsening, donepezil was replaced with galantamine in 2001. By early 2003, the MMSE score declined to 7, and memantine was added. Despite combination therapy with galantamine 24 mg/day and memantine 10 mg orally twice daily, ...
Telemanagement They looked at a group of 359 patients given galantamine , a cholinesterase inhibitor, comparing them with 178 controls on a placebo. They found that for those with mild dementia, galantamine led to significant improvement in cognition. And for those ...
Telemanagement Galantamine is one of the drugs which helps hold back cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, giving patients some extra months or years of independence. Given the large overlap between Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, it's of interest to see if ... and more »
