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ArticleDementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extra2011

The effect of vascular risk factors on the efficacy of rivastigmine patch and capsule treatment in Alzheimer's disease.

M R Farlow, P M Doraiswamy, X Meng, K Cooke, M Somogyi

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Article in Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extra, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Review
  3. Rivastigmine for Alzheimer's disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Vascular cognitive impairment and post-stroke cognitive deficits.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

M R FarlowDepartment of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind., USA.
P M Doraiswamy
X Meng
K Cooke
M Somogyi

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVascular risk factors (VRF) may influence response to rivastigmine in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

methodsAD patients who participated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of rivastigmine patch and capsule treatment were stratified by baseline VRF status. Treatment response was evaluated using the AD Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog), AD Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change (ADCS-CGIC) and the AD Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living (ADCS-ADL) scale.

resultsADAS-cog scores significantly improved in all rivastigmine-treated patients (p < 0.05 vs. placebo), except 9.5 mg/24 h patch-treated patients with VRF, and were significantly affected by VRF status in the study population as a whole. Significant benefits were seen on the ADCS-ADL in 9.5 mg/24 h patch- and capsule-treated patients with, but not without, VRF. The ADCS-CGIC significantly improved in capsule-treated patients with, and patch-treated patients without VRF. Although non-significant, patients without VRF showed an apparent faster rate of placebo decline.

conclusionVRF may influence AD progression and response to rivastigmine.

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Alzheimer's diseaseEfficacyRivastigmineTransdermal patchVascular risk factors

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PMID22163241
PMCPMC3199893

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