title: Practical management of Alzheimer's dementia.
abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly. There currently is no effective treatment that delays the onset or slows the progression of AD. Significant advances in neuroscience, genetics and molecular biology over the past 25 years have changed the way we think about AD. This article reviews the literature on diagnosis and treatment of AD so that primary care physicians can manage this complex disease.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Division Director of the Department of Psychiatry at The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burock
authors.affiliation: Student on the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry program at The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Lilly
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Naqvi
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; dementia; dementia medications