Efficacy of memantine for agitation in Alzheimer's dementia: a randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Agitation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is common and associated with poor patient life-quality and carer distress. The best evidence-based pharmacological treatments are antipsychotics which have limited benefits with increased morbidity and mortality. There are no...

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Main Authors: Chris Fox, Monica Crugel, Ian Maidment, Bjorn Henrik Auestad, Simon Coulton, Adrian Treloar, Clive Ballard, Malaz Boustani, Cornelius Katona, Gill Livingston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22567095/pdf/?tool=EBI