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Treatments for Alzheimer Disease

Authors:
  • Cynthia M. Johnson, MA
Publication Type:

Condition InDepth

Treatments for Alzheimer Disease

There is no cure for Alzheimer disease. The goal of treatment is to slow the disease and ease symptoms. Medication can help with cognitive function. Other medicine can help with anxiety or depression. Some changes in daily habits can also help improve quality of life.

A care plan will be created to best suit each person’s needs. It will need to be changed as AD progresses. Care plan may include:"

Lifestyle changes

Medications

Alternative and complementary therapies

References

  • Alzheimer dementia. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/alzheimer-dementia. Accessed April 6, 2022.
  • Alzheimer's disease medications fact sheet. National Institute on Aging website. Available at: https://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/alzheimers-disease-medications-fact-sheet. Accessed April 6, 2022.
  • Atri, A. The Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Spectrum: Diagnosis and Management. Med Clin North Am. 2019; 103(2): 263-293.
  • Mendez, M.F. What is the relationship of traumatic brain injury to dementia? J Alzheimer’s Dis. 2017; 57(3): 667-81.
  • What is Alzheimer's? Alzheimer’s Association website. Available at: http://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers. Accessed April 6, 2022.

Contributors

  • Rimas Lukas, MD
Last Updated:
2022-03-01

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