Enfermedad de Alzheimer: Actualización en terapia farmacológica / An update on the pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer disease
Rev. méd. Chile
;
133(2): 224-230, feb. 2005. tab
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em Espanhol
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RESUMO
Dementia in general, especially Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia, are diseases of high prevalence with severe socio-economic consequences in all countries. In recent years, due to the obtention of new pharmaceutical products acting on different brain neurotransmitters, there has been important changes in the therapy of these diseases. Although these drugs do not stop disease progression, there is consistent evidence of their usefulness in cognitive, behavioral and functional domains and of their pharmaco-economical justification. This article reviews the main drugs available for Alzheimer disease and some future therapeutic perspectives.
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Assunto principal:
Vasodilatadores
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Neurotransmissores
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital del Salvador/CL
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