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  • Chapter 11 - Pharmacological Interventions

  • from Section 3 - Intervention
  • Simon Gerhand, Hywel Dda Health Board, NHS Wales
  • Book:
    The Neuropsychology of Dementia
    Published online:
    25 October 2024
    Print publication:
    17 October 2024, pp 139-147

  • Summary

    This chapter reviews current options for pharmacological interventions for treating dementia and MCI. For the last 20 years, ACHe inhibitors have been the main option for symptomatic treatment of dementia. The evidence base for their effectiveness is considered. More recent developments are reviewed for pharmacological interventions intended to be disease-modifying. These aim to remove beta amyloid protein, which is the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, with the aim of halting the disease’s progress. This is an emerging field, with an evidence base which is still developing, but represents an exciting development.