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Studies

804 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1986 to 2026

Top journals

  • Neurology 66
  • The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 35
  • JAMA 24
  • JAMA neurology 23
  • Alzheimer's research & therapy 21

333 journals in all.

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  1. These data demonstrate that donepezil is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for VaD and show it may have an important place in the management of this condition.

  2. Donepezil in vascular dementia: a randomized, placebo-controlled study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Neurology 2003-08-01 Vascular contributions

    Donepezil-treated patients demonstrated significant improvements in cognition and global function compared with placebo-treated patients, and donepezil was well tolerated.

  3. Subacute meningoencephalitis in a subset of patients with AD after Aβ42 immunization

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Neurology 2003-07-08 Clinical safety

    Postvaccination meningoencephalitis occurred without clear relation to serum anti-Abeta42 antibody titers.

  4. Donepezil is associated with delayed nursing home placement in patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003-07-01 Treatments

    Use of donepezil by AD patients resulted in significant delays in NHP.

  5. Melissa officinalis extract in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2003-07-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    A four month, parallel group, placebo controlled trial undertaken in three centres in Tehran, Iran.

  6. Treating depression in Alzheimer disease: efficacy and safety of sertraline therapy, and the benefits of depression reduction: the DIADS

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Archives of general psychiatry 2003-07-01 Treatments

    In the sertraline-treated group 9 patients (38%) were full responders and 11 (46%) were partial responders compared with 3 (20%) and 4 (15%), respectively, in the placebo-treated group (P =.007).

  7. Effects of rofecoxib or naproxen vs placebo on Alzheimer disease progression: a randomized controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. JAMA 2003-06-01 Treatments

    The results of this study indicate that rofecoxib or low-dose naproxen does not slow cognitive decline in patients with mild-to-moderate AD.

  8. Efficacy of donepezil on maintenance of activities of daily living in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease and the effect on caregiver burden

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2003-06-01 Treatments

    The ADL benefits in AD patients treated with donepezil were associated with less caregiving time and lower levels of caregiver stress.

  9. Salvia for dementia therapy: review of pharmacological activity and pilot tolerability clinical trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior 2003-06-01 Caregiving

    S. lavandulaefolia Vahl. (Spanish sage) extracts and constituents have demonstrated anticholinesterase, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, oestrogenic and CNS depressant (sedative) effects all of which are currently relevant to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  10. Effects of blood pressure lowering with perindopril and indapamide therapy on dementia and cognitive decline in patients with cerebrovascular disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Archives of internal medicine 2003-05-01 Prevention and risk

    During a mean follow-up of 3.9 years, dementia was documented in 193 (6.3%) of the 3051 randomized participants in the actively treated group and 217 (7.1%) of the 3054 randomized participants in the placebo group (relative risk reduction, 12% [95% confidence interval, -8% to 28%]; P =.2).

  11. Ginkgo for elderly people with dementia and age-associated memory impairment: a randomized clinical trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Journal of clinical epidemiology 2003-04-01 Treatments

    Preparations based on special extracts of the Ginkgo biloba tree are popular in various European countries.

  12. Memantine in moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. The New England journal of medicine 2003-04-01 Treatments

    Two hundred fifty-two patients (67 percent women; mean age, 76 years) from 32 U.S. centers were enrolled.

  13. 17beta-estradiol reduces plasma Abeta40 for HRT-naïve postmenopausal women with Alzheimer disease: a preliminary study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2003-03-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    These results provide preliminary clinical evidence to support an effect of estradiol on Abeta-processing for AD women who are HRT-naïve.

  14. Usefulness of plasma haloperidol levels for monitoring clinical efficacy and side effects in Alzheimer patients with psychosis and behavioral dyscontrol

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2003-03-01 Treatments

    Measurement of HL plasma levels may have potential usefulness as an adjunct in monitoring treatment response to oral HL in AD patients with psychosis or disruptive behavior.

  15. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of risperidone for the treatment of aggression, agitation, and psychosis of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. The Journal of clinical psychiatry 2003-02-01 Getting a diagnosis

    The trial was completed by 67% of patients in the placebo group and 73% of patients in the risperidone group.

  16. Salvia officinalis extract in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: a double blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics 2003-02-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Alzheimer's disease is characterized by a slow, progressive decline in cognitive function and behaviour.

  17. The mean (SD) age in the CA group was 72.2(7.5) years (range, 60-80 years), and in the placebo group it was 71.7 (7.4) years(range, 60-80 years).

  18. Donepezil for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2003-01-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    However, some (like tacrine) are associated with adverse effects such as hepatotoxicity, but donepezil (E2020, Aricept) is safer.

  19. Lecithin for dementia and cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 69 out of 100. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2003-01-01 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease sufferers have been found to have a lack of the enzyme responsible for converting choline into acetylcholine within the brain.

  20. A double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre study of memantine in mild to moderate vascular dementia (MMM500)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. International clinical psychopharmacology 2002-11-01 Treatments

    The aim of the reported trial was to investigate the safety and efficacy of memantine in mild to moderate vascular dementia (VaD).

  21. Hormone replacement therapy and incidence of Alzheimer disease in older women: the Cache County Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. JAMA 2002-11-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Prior HRT use is associated with reduced risk of AD, but there is no apparent benefit with current HRT use unless such use has exceeded 10 years.

  22. The prevention of dementia with antihypertensive treatment: new evidence from the Systolic Hypertension in Europe (Syst-Eur) study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Archives of internal medicine 2002-10-01 Treatments

    Median follow-up increased from 2.0 years in the double-blind trial to 3.9 years overall.

  23. Reduced incidence of AD with NSAID but not H2 receptor antagonists: the Cache County Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Neurology 2002-09-01 Prevention and risk

    Long-term NSAID use may reduce the risk of AD, provided such use occurs well before the onset of dementia.

  24. Cerebrolysin in Alzheimer's disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with a neurotrophic agent

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 2002-07-01 Treatments

    Cerebrolysin (Cere) is a compound with neurotrophic activity.

  25. [Clinical efficacy and safety of huperzine Alpha in treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer disease, a placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Zhonghua yi xue za zhi 2002-07-01 Treatments

    A safe and effective medicine, huperzine Alpha remarkably improves the cognition, behavior, ADL,and mood of AD patients.

  26. Efficacy and safety of memantine in patients with mild to moderate vascular dementia: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial (MMM 300)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. Stroke 2002-07-01 Treatments

    Based on the hypothesis of glutamate-induced neurotoxicity (excitotoxicity) in cerebral ischemia, this study examined the efficacy and tolerability of memantine, an uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist, in the treatment of mild to moderate vascular dementia.

  27. Efficacy of galantamine in probable vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease combined with cerebrovascular disease: a randomised trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. Lancet (London, England) 2002-04-01 Treatments

    Vascular dementia is the second commonest form of dementia, and vascular factors contribute to the development of dementia in many patients with Alzheimer's disease.

  28. The effects of a walking/talking program on communication, ambulation, and functional status in residents with Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2002-04-01 Treatments

    The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a walking/talking program on residents' communication, ambulation, and level of function when there were two residents to one care provider (2:1).

  29. Cholinesterase inhibitor treatment alters the natural history of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 2002-03-01 Treatments

    The short and long term effects of CEIs were evaluated in 135 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease relative to 135 patients who were never exposed to CEIs matched by age, education, duration of the symptoms, and cognitive status.

  30. Galantamine--a novel cholinergic drug with a unique dual mode of action for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. CNS drug reviews 2002-01-01 Treatments

    It is extensively metabolized in numerous pathways, mainly in the liver via cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP2D6 and CYP3A4, and has a low potential for clinically significant drug-drug interactions.

  31. H2 histamine receptor blockade in the treatment of Alzheimer disease: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nizatidine

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2002-01-01 Treatments

    These results do not support claims for the efficacy of nizatidine in over-the-counter dosages as a means of preventing symptom progression in AD.

  32. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and why it would be ill-advise to use one that crosses the blood-brain barrier

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2002-01-01 Treatments

    Increased circulating cholesterol has been long linked to an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), and is now linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer s disease (AD).

  33. Lithium Salts in AIDS and AIDS-Related Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Psychopharmacology Bulletin 2002-01-01 Long-term cohort studies

    Agents currently in use against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, including the prospects of a vaccine, have focused primarily on destroying or disabling the virus.

  34. Rivastigmine for the treatment of dementia and visual hallucinations associated with Parkinson's disease: a case series

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Current medical research and opinion 2002-01-01 Digital health tools

    Parkinson's disease patients may suffer from cognitive impairment and behavioural problems such as apathy, personality changes, speech disturbances and visual hallucinations (Parkinson's disease dementia).

  35. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of donepezil in patients with Alzheimer's disease in the nursing home setting

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2001-12-01 Treatments

    Twenty-four-week, randomized, multicenter, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

  36. Mirtazapine for treatment of depression and comorbidities in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2001-09-01 Treatments

    Despite the persistence of memory loss, the patients experienced a prompt and sustained response to mirtazapine.

  37. A 1-year, placebo-controlled preservation of function survival study of donepezil in AD patients

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Neurology 2001-08-01 Treatments

    Patients with AD continue to show detectable disease progression over time, but treatment with donepezil for 1 year was associated with a 38% reduction in the risk of functional decline compared with placebo.

  38. A 24-week, randomized, double-blind study of donepezil in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Neurology 2001-08-01 Treatments

    Patients' mean age was 73.6 years (range 48 to 92 years).

  39. Alpha-lipoic acid as a new treatment option for Alzheimer [corrected] type dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2001-06-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Oxidative stress and energy depletion are characteristic biochemical hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), thus antioxidants with positive effects on glucose metabolism such as thioctic (alpha-lipoic) acid should exert positive effects in these patients.

  40. Simvastatin strongly reduces levels of Alzheimer's disease beta -amyloid peptides Abeta 42 and Abeta 40 in vitro and in vivo

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2001-04-10 How common it is

    Recent epidemiological studies show a strong reduction in the incidence of Alzheimer's disease in patients treated with cholesterol-lowering statins.

  41. Response of patients with Alzheimer disease to rivastigmine treatment is predicted by the rate of disease progression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Archives of neurology 2001-03-01 Treatments

    Rivastigmine administration during open-label extension therapy benefited patients who had progressed slowly and those who had progressed rapidly during initial double-blind placebo treatment.

  42. A pilot randomized trial of carbamazepine for behavioral symptoms in treatment-resistant outpatients with Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2001-01-01 Treatments

    The authors performed a 6-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial of carbamazepine (400 mg/day) with 21 agitated subjects (16 completers) who had been treated unsuccessfully with antipsychotics.

  43. Physostigmine for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2001-01-01 Treatments

    Studies conducted more than 20 years ago suggested that physostigmine could improve memory in people with or without dementia.

  44. Piracetam for dementia or cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2001-01-01 Treatments

    Selection criteria All unconfounded trials specified as randomized in which treatment with piracetam was administered for more than a day and compared with placebo in patients with dementia of Alzheimer type, vascular dementia,or mixed vascular and Alzheimer's disease, or unclassified dementia, or cognitive impairment not fulfilling the criteria for dementia.

  45. A beta peptide vaccination prevents memory loss in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 58 out of 100. Nature 2000-12-01 Caregiving

    Vaccinations with amyloid-beta peptide (A beta) can dramatically reduce amyloid deposition in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

  46. Efficacy and safety of galantamine in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: multicentre randomised controlled trial. Galantamine International-1 Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2000-12-01 Treatments

    As galantamine slowed the decline of functional ability as well as cognition, its effects are likely to be clinically relevant.

  47. Efficacy of rivastigmine in dementia with Lewy bodies: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled international study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 75 out of 100. Lancet (London, England) 2000-12-01 Treatments

    Patients taking rivastigmine were significantly less apathetic and anxious, and had fewer delusions and hallucinations while on treatment than controls.

  48. This study evaluated efficacy and safety of donepezil hydrochloride (donepezil) at 5 mg/day in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer's disease for 24 weeks in a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparative trial.

  49. Patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) commonly exhibit psychosis and behavioral disturbances that impair patient functioning, create caregiver distress, and lead to institutionalization.

  50. Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot study with anapsos in senile dementia: effects on cognition, brain bioelectrical activity and cerebral hemodynamics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology 2000-09-01 Treatments

    The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two doses of anapsos in comparison with placebo on cognitive performance, brain bioelectrical activity pattern and cerebral hemodynamic parameters in patients with mild to moderate senile dementia of vascular type and Alzheimer type.

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