Socijalna psihijatrija, Vol. 47 No. 3, 2019.
Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2019.325
Treatment Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease
Aida Križaj Grden
; Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče, Referentni centar Ministarstva zdravstva Republike Hrvatske za Alzheimerovu bolest i psihijatriju starije životne dobi, Zagreb
Ninoslav Mimica
; Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče, Referentni centar Ministarstva zdravstva Republike Hrvatske za Alzheimerovu bolest i psihijatriju starije životne dobi, Zagreb; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Medicinski fakultet, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative brain disorder and the most common type of dementia. AD is a syndrome leading to progressive loss of cognitive functions, often followed by behavioural and psychological symptoms. Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are implicated in functional and neurodegenerative changes leading to neuronal death. A curative treatment does not exist. Pharmacological treatments include cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine) and NDMA receptor antagonists, which have been shown to improve cognitive functions and some of them may also have positive effects on behavioural symptoms. None of these drugs effect the course and outcome of the disease. New drugs that can interfere with β-amyloid and tau protein metabolism are being researched. Neuromodulator methods of treatment such as TMS and tDCS are being researched and have shown positive effects on cognitive functions. Cognitive stimulation has also shown positive effects so it is not surprising that more research is being aimed at studying the combined effects of neuromodulator treatment and cognitive stimulation, which is in practice possible using the NeuroAD™ system.
Ključne riječi
Alzheimer’s disease; Dementia; Pharmacological Treatment; Cognitive Stimulation; tDCS; TMS
Hrčak ID:
232343
URI
Datum izdavanja:
12.11.2019.
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