Fast Five Quiz: Alzheimer's Disease Management

Jasvinder P. Chawla, MD, MBA; Shaheen E. Lakhan, MD, PhD, MS, MEd

August 22, 2023

Combination therapy with memantine and a ChEI has been found to delay institutionalization in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. Higher doses of the ChEI, rivastigmine (13.3 mg/24 h), showed improved function and cognition compared with traditional lower dosing (4.6 mg/24 h).

Creative art classes, antipsychotic medications, increased video game time, < 6 hours of sleep nightly, and treatment with gabapentin 300 mg orally three times daily typically do not delay institutionalization of patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease.

Learn more about memantine and ChEIs for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

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Cite this: Jasvinder P. Chawla, Shaheen E. Lakhan. Fast Five Quiz: Alzheimer's Disease Management - Medscape - Aug 22, 2023.

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