title: Questions & answers. We've been told that my wife has multi-infarct dementia and that the new drug memantine may help. How is her condition different from Alzheimer's disease, and what could memantine do for her?
authors.forename: Michael Craig
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008559:Memantine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D008559:Memantine