Cholinesterase inhibitors: drugs looking for a disease?
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16597173.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1434488.
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Abstract
Maggini and colleagues examine the evidence on cholinesterase inhibitors for treating dementia. "What seemed a biologically plausible intervention," they say, "has not led to a proven, real improvement in patients' well-being."
Medical subject headings
- Alzheimer Disease
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- Cognition Disorders
- Dementia, Vascular
- Lewy Body Disease