Current and Ongoing Interventions

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Current and Ongoing Interventions

• Dementia Alzheimers

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What Is Dementia?

• Deterioration of intellectual faculties such as,
  memory, concentration, and judgment resulting
  from an organic disease or a disorder of the
  brain.
• Dementia is sometimes accompanied by emotional
  disturbance and personality changes.

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Types of Dementia

• Dementia Praecox Schizophrenia
• Any of several psychotic disorders characterized
  by distortion of reality and disturbances of
  thought, language, and withdrawal from social
  contact.
• Senile Dementia Senility
• A progressive abnormally accelerated
  deterioration of mental faculties and emotional
  stability in old age, occurring especially in
  Alzheimer's disease.

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Treatments for DementiaNamenda

• Approved by the FDA on October 16, 2003.
• First and only medication approved to treat
  moderate to severe Alzheimers disease.
• Works differently than current medications
• Proven effective with use in over one million
  people worldwide.
• Can be used on its own or in combination with
  donepezil.

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How Namenda Works

• Namenda works by attaching to the NMDA receptors
  in the brain and regulating the activity of
  glutamate. The right amount of glutamate helps
  to create the chemical environment needed for the
  brain to process, store and retrieve information,
  resulting in learning and memory.

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Possible Side Effects

• Possible side effects for Namenda include
• Dizziness
• Confusion
• Headache
• Constipation

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Herbal Dietary Use of Supplements for
Alzheimers Disease

• Herbal remedies and dietary supplements are
  suggested as effective treatments for Alzheimers
  disease and related disorders. However, the
  safety and effectiveness of these treatments are
  based on a small percentage of scientific
  research.

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Ginkgo Biloba

• A plant extract containing several compounds that
  may have positive effects on cells within the
  brain and the body.
• Researchers speculate that ginkgo biloba have
  both antioxidants and anti-inflammatory
  properties to protect cell membranes and to
  regulate neurotransmitter function.
• Ginkgo biloba has been used for centuries in
  traditional Chinese medicine and is currently
  being used in Europe to alleviate cognitive
  symptoms associated with some neurological
  conditions.

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Huperzine - A

• A moss extract that has been used in traditional
  Chinese medicine for centuries.
• Huperzine A has similar properties to those of
  FDA approved Alzheimers medications.
• Because huperzine-A is a dietary supplement, it
  is unregulated and manufactured with no uniform
  standards.
• Use of huperzine-A could increase risks of
  serious side effects if used in combination with
  FDA approved Alzheimers drugs.

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Coral Calcium

• A form of calcium carbonate claimed to be derived
  from the shells of formerly living organisms that
  once made up coral reefs.
• Coral calcium is heavily marketed as a cure for
  Alzheimers disease, cancer, and other serious
  illnesses.

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For more Information

• For more information on these and other
  treatments on Dementia and Alzheimers disease,
  please refer to these websites
• www.alz.org
• www.namenda.com