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Guide to Antipsychotic Drug Side Effects and Alzheimer's

Antipsychotic medications are used to control psychoses such as schizophrenia, but they can also be used to treat behavioral disturbances such as suspicion and paranoia associated with Alzheimer's disease.   Antipsychotic drugs, although not approved by the FDA for treatment of patients with dementia, are still prescribed and their use... Read moreChevron
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This video animation shows how beta amyloid plaques are created in Alzheimer's patients and how they affect the progress of the disease.

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