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Donepezil, sold under the brand name Aricept among others, is a medication used to treat dementia of the Alzheimer's type. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 8 ] It appears to result in a small benefit in mental function and ability to function. [ 9 ]
Aricept – used to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease Ativan ( lorazepam ) – a benzodiazepine , used to treat anxiety Asendin ( amoxapine ) – an dibenzoxazepine antidepressant
“Limbic” is related to the brain areas first involved, “age-related” and the name “LATE” itself refer to the onset of disease usually in persons aged 80 or older. “ TDP-43 ” indicates the aberrant mis-folded protein (or proteinopathy ) deposits in the brain that characterize LATE, and “ encephalopathy ” means illness of brain.
Memantine/donepezil, sold under the brand name Namzaric among others, is a fixed dose combination medication used for the treatment of dementia of the Alzheimer's type. [1] It contains memantine, as the hydrochloride, a NMDA receptor antagonist; and donepezil as the hydrochloride, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. [1]
Self-aggression has been reported and also demonstrated in laboratory conditions in a clinical study. Diazepam was found to increase people's willingness to harm themselves. [18] Benzodiazepines can sometimes cause a paradoxical worsening of EEG readings in patients with seizure disorders. [19]
Patients may appear upset, and some of them become aggressive or agitated. [4] As well as for children, attempting to awaken or console an adult patient may increase agitation. [4] Confusional arousals can occur during or following an arousal of deep sleep (see slow-wave sleep) and upon an attempt of awakening the subject from sleep in the ...
Aribit (Aripiprazole) tablets. Aripiprazole, sold under the brand names Abilify and Aristada, among others, is an atypical antipsychotic [8] primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and irritability associated with autism spectrum disorder; [8] other uses include as an add-on treatment for major depressive disorder and tic disorders. [8]
Paraoxon and rivastigmine are both acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors. [14] [11] [7]In 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration's Adverse Event Reporting System database compared rivastigmine to the other ChEI drugs donepezil and galantamine found that rivastigmine was associated with a higher frequency of reports of death as an adverse event.