Treatment of Alzheimer's disease: hopes and reality

Can J Neurol Sci. 1991 Aug;18(3 Suppl):439-41. doi: 10.1017/s0317167100032637.

Abstract

The relative failure of symptomatic therapeutic trials for Alzheimer's disease using non-selective cholinergic agonists brings about the need for longitudinal studies with parallel designs aimed at disease stabilization, using trophic substances or amyloid suppressors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease / drug therapy*
  • Alzheimer Disease / psychology
  • Clinical Trials as Topic / methods
  • Humans
  • Parasympathomimetics / therapeutic use*
  • Prognosis
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Research Design
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Parasympathomimetics