Alzheimer's & Cognition

Evidence-Based Reviews

Driving with dementia: How to assess safety behind the wheel

Author:

Mark Rapoport, MD

Carla Zucchero Sarracini, BA

Frank Molnar, MD

Nathan Herrma

Cognitive tests are not sufficient to evaluate driving fitness in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

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Out Of The Pipeline

Transdermal rivastigmine for dementia

Author:

Carl Sadowsky, MD

Transdermal formulation may reduce side effects, making optimal dosing easier.

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Evidence-Based Reviews

Can a vaccine prevent Alzheimer’s disease?

Author:

Edmund S. Higgins, MD

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Evidence-Based Reviews

Delirium: Apply the ‘4 Ps’ for comprehensive treatment

Author:

Kevin M. O’Connor, MD

Early intervention helps protect patients from lasting harm

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Evidence-Based Reviews

Identify and manage 2 common non-Alzheimer’s dementias

Author:

Steve Bartz, MD, RPh

Rapid memory loss, visual hallucinations, recent stroke differentiate vascular, Lewy body subtypes

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Cases That Test Your Skills

After 62 years, her husband is a ‘stranger’

Author:

Harold W. Goforth, MD

Amity Ruth, PhD

Chirag R. Ravel, MD

Murali S. Rao, MD

Ms. A, age 83, is increasingly confused and agitated. She attacks caregivers and distrusts her friends at church. The challenge: diagnose her...

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Evidence-Based Reviews

Using antipsychotics in patients with dementia

Author:

John W. Kasckow, MD, PhD

Jeffrey J. Mulchahey, PhD

Somaia Mohamed, MD, PhD

Careful dosing of atypicals plus psychosocial interventions can safely manage agitation and psychotic behavior

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