title: [Treatment of Alzheimer's disease: recommendations and suggestions of the Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology].
abstract: The present recommendations and suggestions on "Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease" were elaborated by a work group constituted by participants of the IV Meeting of Researchers on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, sponsored by the Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology. They comprise topics on pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of cognitive impairment and functional decline, as well as of behavioral and psychological symptoms of this dementing disease. Several levels of evidence and of recommendations and suggestions are used for the various proposed drugs, as well as for non-pharmacological treatment, underpinned by a wide national and international bibliographical review.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento, Instituto de Neurologia Deolindo Couto, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. eliasz@centroin.com.br
authors.forename: Eliasz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
authors.forename: Sonia M T
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Brucki
authors.forename: José Luiz S
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.forename: Orestes V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Forlenza
authors.forename: Jerson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laks
authors.forename: Francisco A C
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Vale
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001938:Brazil; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans