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From the Department of Neurology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Martin Farlow, Department of Neurology, Indiana University, Clinical Building 583, 541 Clinical Drive, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5111.
Abstract.
Much of the treatment research and development for Alzheimer's disease(AD) in recent years has been based on the cholinergic hypothesis. Cholinesterase inhibition has been shown to improve the symptoms of mild to moderate AD. Two cholinesterase inhibitors (CIs) are now available and two more may be available shortly. Free radical inhibitors, estrogen, and anti-inflammatory drugs may also delay the onset and slow progression of AD. Combination therapies employing CIs and these other drugs may prove successful in the future.
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