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BackgroundCognitive side-effects are an important reason for the limited use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Cognitive side-effects are heterogeneous and occur frequently in older persons.
Marieke J. Henstra +39 more
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Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale +5 more
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Rivastigmine prevents injury induced by ischemia and reperfusion in rat liver [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate whether pre-treatment with rivastigmine is able to attenuate the I/R induced lesions in rat liver. Methods: SHAM animals or those submitted to I/R, non-treated or pre-treated with rivastigminine (2mg/kg) either 50 or 15 minutes ...
Agnaldo Bruno Chies +6 more
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Comparison of the effects of transdermal and oral rivastigmine on cognitive function and EEG markers in patients with Alzheimer’s disease [PDF]
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in older patients. Rivastigmine (RV, Exelon®, Novartis), a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor, improves clinical manifestations of AD and may enhance ACh-modulated ...
Davide V. Moretti +3 more
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Abstract Large clinical data underscore that heart failure is independently associated to an increased risk of negative cognitive outcome and dementia. Emerging evidence suggests that cerebral hypoperfusion, stemming from reduced cardiac output and vascular pathology, may contribute to the largely overlapping vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease ...
Mauro Massussi +6 more
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Rational choice of cholinesterase inhibitor for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in Canada: a comparative economic analysis [PDF]
Background Cholinesterase inhibitors, such as galantamine, donepezil and rivastigmine are approved for symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in Canada. In making choices amongst these drugs, one should consider their clinical merits and their
Jaime Caro +5 more
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Ambient technology in epilepsy clinical practice
Abstract The utilization of large language model‐based artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of neurology has gained attention as a viable tool to enhance and assist providers with processes ranging from scheduling patients to providing preliminary interpretations of testing results, pending orders, and documenting encounters. Epileptologists could
Haania Kakwan +3 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the treatment of mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease in Brazil
Objective: To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of donepezil and rivastigmine therapy for mild and moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from the perspective of the Brazilian Unified Health System.
Luciana R. da Silva +5 more
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Treatment of antimuscarinic toxicity has become more difficult in the United States due to an ongoing national shortage of physostigmine. Rivastigmine has emerged as an alternative, off-label therapy due to its similar mechanism of action as a reversible,
Matthew S. Correia +1 more
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NICE 2011 recommendations on the management of Alzheimer’s disease by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine [PDF]
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) has lately overturned its decision to restrict the use of acetycholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Scerri, Charles
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