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Health Encyclopedia: Alzheimer
- Alzheimer
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes of Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
- Prevention
- Symptoms of Alzheimer's
Medications
Most drugs currently being used or that are under investigation to treat Alzheimer's are aimed at slowing progression. To date, none are cures. In fact, the improvements from some of these drugs may be so modest that even the patients and their families are not aware of them. Even in these cases, however, the drugs may delay the need for admission to nursing homes.
There are currently two drug classes that have been appr...
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