Dementia Medication Overview (cont.)
Medical Author:
Richard J Caselli, MD
Coauthor:
Mary L Windle, PharmD
Medical Editor:
Nicholas Y Lorenzo, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Helmi L Lutsep, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEMedical TreatmentMedical treatment is directed toward treating dementia, improving coexisting behavioral changes (for example, psychosis, anxiety, depression), and evaluating the benefit of other therapeutic interventions. |
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Perhaps the most important challenge in treating dementia is identifying cases (albeit uncommon) of reversible dementia such as chronic drug intoxication, vitamin deficiencies (B-12 and folate), subdural hematoma(s), major depression (causing forgetfulness), normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), and hypothyroidism.
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