Alzheimer Disease/Dementia

The coverage with evidence development (CED) policy requires enrollment in an active clinical trial for an adult to be eligible for Medicare coverage of treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

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Agitation affects at least one half of adults with Alzheimer disease; geriatric psychiatrist Grossberg explains the symptoms and new treatments in this year's video series.

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A geriatric psychiatrist talks about the importance of asking caregivers about behavior in order to understand and treat agitation in Alzheimer dementia.

Review authors emphasized the need for a more comprehensive approach to dementia management.

Geriatric psychiatrist and neurocognitive researcher George Grossberg, MD, highlights the mechanism of action for the new dextromethorphan/bupropion combination.

Physical activity of any level before and after a diagnosis of dementia was associated with at least a 20% lower risk for all-cause mortality across dementia subtypes.

Antipsychotic medications are still used to treat potentially harmful acute agitation, George Grossberg, MD, explains, even though the adverse effects are well known.

The EMA recommendation excludes from treatment adults who are homozygous for the ApoE ε4 gene, a decision that the US Alzheimer's Association does not support, said the president/CEO.