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Newest in this topic

  1. New drug treatments show neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases 2014-11-01
  2. Current and emerging drug treatment options for Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review 2011-10-01
  3. Recent developments in the drug treatment of Alzheimer's disease 1999-05-01

Studies

4 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1991 to 2014

Top journals

  • Drugs 1
  • Drugs & aging 1
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1
  • Neural regeneration research 1

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  1. New drug treatments show neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Neural regeneration research 2014-11-01 Drug development

    Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

  2. Current and emerging drug treatment options for Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Drugs 2011-10-01 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and ultimately fatal condition that causes debilitating memory loss and extensive deterioration of cognitive and functional abilities.

  3. Recent developments in the drug treatment of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Drugs & aging 1999-05-01 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder with an impact on public health which continues to increase with the increasing longevity of the population.

  4. Behavioral complications of drug treatment of Parkinson's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1991-07-01 Drug development

    A variety of neuropharmacologic agents, including anticholinergic drugs, amantadine hydrochloride, levodopa, selegiline, bromocriptine, and pergolide, are now available for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

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