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ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2014

Souvenaid®: a new approach to management of early Alzheimer's disease.

C W Ritchie, J Bajwa, G Coleman, K Hope, R W Jones, M Lawton, M Marven, P Passmore

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Article in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

C W RitchieC Ritchie, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UK, c.ritchie@imperial.ac.uk; npeaker@mednetconsult.co.uk.
J Bajwa
G Coleman
K Hope
R W Jones
M Lawton
M Marven
P Passmore
Imperial College London · GBLittle Plumstead Hospital · GBOxford Health NHS Foundation Trust · GBQueen's University Belfast · GBRoyal United Hospital · GBUniversity of Stirling · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synaptic loss correlates closely with cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease and represents a new target for intervention. Souvenaid® is the first medical nutrition product to be designed to support synapse formation and function in early Alzheimer's disease, and has undergone an extensive, 12-year development programme. The relatively large amount of clinical data available for Souvenaid® is unusual for a medical nutrition product. Souvenaid® contains omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid), uridine (as uridine monophosphate) and choline which are nutritional precursors required for synaptic membrane phospholipid synthesis, together with phospholipids and other cofactors. Souvenaid® has demonstrated cognitive benefits in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease but not in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease. Two randomised, double-blind, controlled trials (duration 12 and 24 weeks) in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease untreated with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and/or memantine have demonstrated that Souvenaid® is well tolerated and improves episodic memory performance. The daily intake of Souvenaid® has not been associated with any harmful effects or interactions with medications and none are anticipated. The ongoing, 24-month, European Union-funded LipiDiDiet trial in subjects with prodromal Alzheimer's disease is evaluating the potential benefits of Souvenaid® on memory and in slowing progression to Alzheimer's dementia. If Souvenaid® induces synaptogenesis and improved synaptic function, it may provide benefits in other clinical conditions characterised by neurodegeneration. A number of trials are ongoing and planned to evaluate the potential wider benefits of Souvenaid®.

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Prodromal SymptomsAlzheimer DiseaseCholineCholinesterase InhibitorsDisease ProgressionDocosahexaenoic AcidsDouble-Blind MethodEicosapentaenoic AcidEuropean UnionFemaleHumansMaleMemantineMemory, EpisodicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSynapsesCholineCholinesterase InhibitorsDocosahexaenoic AcidsEicosapentaenoic AcidMemantineUridine Monophosphate

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PMID24626757
PMCPMC12880242
OpenAlexW2074390534

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