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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. Melatonin for treatment of sundowning in elderly persons with dementia - a preliminary study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2000-08-01 Clinical safety

    This pilot study investigated the impact of melatonin administration as a clinical intervention for improving sleep and alleviating sundowning in 11 elderly nursing home residents who suffer from dementia.

  2. A 26-week analysis of a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 in dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders 2000-07-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    This intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis was performed to provide a realistic image of the efficacy that could be expected after 26 weeks treatment with a 120-mg dose (40 mg t.i.d.) of EGb 761 (EGb).

  3. Efficacy of naftidrofuryl in patients with vascular or mixed dementia: results of a multicenter, double-blind trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Clinical therapeutics 2000-07-01 Treatments

    The results of this study suggest that naftidrofuryl is effective and well tolerated in treating the symptoms of vascular and mixed dementia.

  4. Galantamine in AD: A 6-month randomized, placebo-controlled trial with a 6-month extension. The Galantamine USA-1 Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Neurology 2000-06-01 Treatments

    At 6 months, galantamine significantly improved cognition and global function.

  5. Long-term efficacy and safety of donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: final analysis of a US multicentre open-label study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2000-05-01 Treatments

    This multicentre, open-label study evaluated the long-term efficacy and safety of donepezil in the treatment of patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  6. Estrogen replacement therapy for 1 year did not slow disease progression nor did it improve global, cognitive, or functional outcomes in women with mild to moderate AD.

  7. Extended-release physostigmine in Alzheimer disease: a multicenter, double-blind, 12-week study with dose enrichment. Physostigmine Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Archives of general psychiatry 2000-02-01 Treatments

    Physostigmine demonstrated a statistically significant benefit compared with placebo on a clinical global rating of change and an objective test of cognitive function.

  8. Cholinesterase inhibitor therapy stabilizes symptoms of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2000-01-01 Down syndrome and Alzheimer's

    Cholinesterase inhibitors tested in clinical trials in Europe, the United States, and Japan include fewer than 10 drugs; however, most of these compounds have advanced to clinical phase III trials.

  9. Estrogen for Alzheimer's disease in women: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Neurology 2000-01-01 Caregiving

    Although conclusions are limited by small sample size and the possibility of a type II error, results suggest that short-term estrogen therapy does not improve symptoms of most women with AD.

  10. Lecithin for dementia and cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2000-01-01 Treatments

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

  11. Rivastigmine for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 78 out of 100. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2000-01-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Tacrine, the first of the cholinesterase inhibitors to undergo extensive trials for this purpose, was associated with significant adverse effects including hepatotoxicity.

  12. Double-blind placebo-controlled study with citicoline in APOE genotyped Alzheimer's disease patients. Effects on cognitive performance, brain bioelectrical activity and cerebral perfusion

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Methods and findings in experimental and clinical pharmacology 1999-11-01 Treatments

    Citicoline has been extensively used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders associated with head trauma, stroke, brain aging, cerebrovascular pathology and Alzheimer's disease.

  13. Clinical trials of propentofylline in vascular dementia. European/Canadian Propentofylline Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 1999-10-01 Treatments

    The neuroprotective glial cell modulator propentofylline has been used in clinical trials involving more than 800 patients with vascular dementia (VaD).

  14. A randomized trial of risperidone, placebo, and haloperidol for behavioral symptoms of dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Neurology 1999-09-01 How common it is

    Low-dose risperidone (mean 1.1 mg/d) was well tolerated and associated with reductions in the severity and frequency of behavioral symptoms, particularly aggression, in elderly patients with dementia.

  15. A randomized, controlled trial of bright light therapy for agitated behaviors in dementia patients residing in long-term care

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. International journal of geriatric psychiatry 1999-07-01 Treatments

    Eight out of 15 patients completed the entire study.

  16. Huperzine-A in capsules and tablets for treating patients with Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Zhongguo yao li xue bao = Acta pharmacologica Sinica 1999-06-01 Treatments

    There is equal efficacy and safety between Hup in capsule and tablet for treating patients with AD, and Hup can reduce the pathological changes of the oxygen free radicals in the plasma and erythrocytes of patients with AD.

  17. Memantine is a clinically well tolerated N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist--a review of preclinical data

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Neuropharmacology 1999-06-01 Vascular contributions

    N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists have therapeutic potential in numerous CNS disorders ranging from acute neurodegeneration (e.g. stroke and trauma), chronic neurodegeneration (e.g. Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS) to symptomatic treatment (e.g. epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, drug dependence, depression, anxiety and chronic pain).

  18. Owing to the pharmacokinetic properties of physostigmine when administered by conventional routes, long-term cholinergic treatment of Alzheimer's disease is difficult to manage.

  19. Selegiline in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a long-term randomized placebo-controlled trial. Czech and Slovak Senile Dementia of Alzheimer Type Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 52 out of 100. Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN 1999-05-01 Treatments

    Selegiline has a long-term beneficial effect in Alzheimer's disease on memory modalities that reflect the function of the prefrontal areas of the brain, which are rich in dopamine receptors.

  20. The effects of donepezil in Alzheimer's disease - results from a multinational trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 62 out of 100. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders 1999-05-01 Treatments

    Donepezil has been shown to be well tolerated and to improve cognition and global function in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  21. Comparison of risperidone and placebo for psychosis and behavioral disturbances associated with dementia: a randomized, double-blind trial. Risperidone Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 68 out of 100. The Journal of clinical psychiatry 1999-02-01 Lewy body dementia

    The study was completed by 70% of the patients.

  22. The efficacy of Ginkgo biloba on cognitive function in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Archives of neurology 1998-11-01 Getting a diagnosis

    Of more than 50 articles identified, the overwhelming majority did not meet inclusion criteria, primarily because of lack of clear diagnoses of dementia and AD.

  23. Prevention of dementia in randomised double-blind placebo-controlled Systolic Hypertension in Europe (Syst-Eur) trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 79 out of 100. Lancet (London, England) 1998-10-01 Prevention and risk

    Median follow-up by intention to treat was 2.0 years.

  24. Use of topiramate, a new anti-epileptic as a mood stabilizer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of affective disorders 1998-09-01 Clinical safety

    TPM may be useful in patients with mood disorders unresponsive to traditional therapy and warrants further clinical investigation.

  25. Donepezil improves cognition and global function in Alzheimer disease: a 15-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Donepezil Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 72 out of 100. Archives of internal medicine 1998-05-01 Treatments

    The use of donepezil produced statistically significant improvements in ADAS-cog, CIBIC plus, and Mini-Mental State Examination scores, relative to placebo.

  26. Metrifonate benefits cognitive, behavioral, and global function in patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Neurology 1998-05-01 Caregiving

    Metrifonate was safe and well-tolerated.

  27. Estrogen-replacement therapy and Alzheimer's disease in the Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 66 out of 100. Neurology 1998-04-01 Prevention and risk

    Our data from a population-based study support the hypothesis that estrogen-replacement therapy is associated with a reduced prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in postmenopausal women.

  28. Long-term efficacy and safety of donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: an interim analysis of the results of a US multicentre open label extension study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 65 out of 100. European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology 1998-02-01 Treatments

    The long-term efficacy and safety of donepezil (up to 10 mg/day) was evaluated in a multicentre, non-randomised, open-label extension study of 133 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) who had completed a previous 14-week double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of donepezil.

  29. A 24-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of donepezil in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Donepezil Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 77 out of 100. Neurology 1998-01-01 Treatments

    The efficacy and safety of donepezil as a treatment for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) was investigated in a multicenter, double-blind study.

  30. Propentofylline in the treatment of vascular dementia and Alzheimer-type dementia: overview of phase I and phase II clinical trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 1998-01-01 Treatments

    These studies have shown that PPF 300 mg t.i.d. is safe and well tolerated when taken on an empty stomach 1 h before meals.

  31. A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial of an extract of Ginkgo biloba for dementia. North American EGb Study Group

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 76 out of 100. JAMA 1997-10-01 Treatments

    EGb was safe and appears capable of stabilizing and, in a substantial number of cases, improving the cognitive performance and the social functioning of demented patients for 6 months to 1 year.

  32. Effect of tacrine on language, praxis, and noncognitive behavioral problems in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Archives of neurology 1997-07-01 Treatments

    Tacrine stabilizes or improves specific behavioral deficits and symptoms in AD.

  33. A controlled trial of selegiline, alpha-tocopherol, or both as treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. New England Journal of Medicine 1997-04-24 Clinical trials

    In patients with moderately severe impairment from Alzheimer's disease, treatment with selegiline or alpha-tocopherol slows the progression of disease.

  34. Effects of xanomeline, a selective muscarinic receptor agonist, on cognitive function and behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 74 out of 100. Archives of neurology 1997-04-01 Treatments

    Furthermore, the dramatic and favorable effects on disturbing behaviors in AD suggest a novel approach for treatment of noncognitive symptoms.

  35. A family intervention to delay nursing home placement of patients with Alzheimer disease. A randomized controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 73 out of 100. JAMA 1996-12-01 Treatments

    A program of counseling and support can substantially increase the time spouse-caregivers are able to care for AD patients at home, particularly during the early to middle stages of dementia when nursing home placement is generally least appropriate.

  36. This study demonstrated statistically significant differences between physostigmine and placebo on both a performance-based cognitive functioning instrument and a clinician's global evaluation.

  37. [Effectiveness of brief infusions with Ginkgo biloba Special Extract EGb 761 in dementia of the vascular and Alzheimer type]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie 1996-07-01 Treatments

    In a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind clinical trial, 40 patients with a mean age of 68 (+/- 12.5) years suffering from moderate dementia (Alzheimer, vascular, or mixed type) according to DSM-III-R criteria were included.

  38. Effect of tacrine on behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer's disease: an open-label study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology 1996-01-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    We conducted an open-label study designed to assess the effects of tacrine on behavioral changes in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  39. Rationale and design of a multicenter study of selegiline and alpha-tocopherol in the treatment of Alzheimer disease using novel clinical outcomes. Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 1996-01-01 Treatments

    This report describes the rationale and design of a clinical trial using selegiline (10 mg/day) and alpha-tocopherol (2,000 IU/day) to slow the progression of dementia in Alzheimer disease (AD).

  40. Long-term estrogen replacement therapy in female patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type: 7 case reports

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Dementia (Basel, Switzerland) 1995-03-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Seven female patients with mild to moderate dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) were treated with long-term, low-dose estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) over a period of 5-45 months.

  41. Evaluation of estrogen treatment in female patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Endocrine journal 1994-08-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    This study was designed to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of estrogen in female patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT).

  42. Idebenone, a new drug in the treatment of cognitive impairment in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 54 out of 100. Functional neurology 1994-05-01 Treatments

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a central nervous system disorder characterized by the presence of neurofibrillary tangles, neuritic plaques and dystrophic neurones in susceptible areas of the brain.

  43. Antagonic-stress superiority versus meclofenoxate in gerontopsychiatry (alzheimer type dementia)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 29 out of 100. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 1994-01-01 Treatments

    A double blind, comparative, parallel and randomized clinical trial was used for evaluation of two nootropics with anti-aging actions: Meclofenoxate (MF) and Antagonic-Stress (AS).

  44. L-deprenyl in the treatment of mild dementia of the Alzheimer type: results of a 15-month trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1993-11-01 Treatments

    L-deprenyl did appear to have a slight effect on a single measure of psychopathology, the BPRS.

  45. Effects of medication on parotid salivary flow rates in an individual with dementia of the Alzheimer type

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry 1993-09-01 Treatments

    Data available on the relationship between salivary function and specific drug therapy are sparse.

  46. L-deprenyl in the treatment of mild dementia of the Alzheimer type: preliminary results

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1993-04-01 Treatments

    L-deprenyl did not have a measurable impact on behavior or cognitive function over a 2-month period in this group of subjects with mild DAT.

  47. Milacemide: a placebo-controlled study in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 60 out of 100. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1992-05-01 Treatments

    Milacemide does not appear to be an effective treatment in enhancing cognition in SDAT patients.

  48. Alzheimer-type dementia and verbal memory performances: influence of selegiline therapy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Italian journal of neurological sciences 1992-03-01 Treatments

    In a double blind randomized crossover trial lasting 6 months selegiline, a selective MAO-B inhibitor, was tested against placebo for activity on verbal memory performances in Alzheimer-type dementia (DAT).

  49. Clinical studies with oxiracetam in patients with dementia of Alzheimer type and multi-infarct dementia of mild to moderate degree

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 67 out of 100. Neuropsychobiology 1992-01-01 Treatments

    The cognitive and behavioral effects and the safety of oxiracetam therapy during a placebo-controlled trial and the relevant follow-up up to 1 year in patients with senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT) and multi-infarct dementia (MID) of mild to moderate degree were studied.

  50. Intramuscular desferrioxamine in patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 70 out of 100. Lancet (London, England) 1991-06-01 Digital health tools

    Although epidemiological and biochemical evidence suggests that aluminium may be associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), there is no convincing proof of a causal link for aluminium in disease progression.

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