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ReviewJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2019

Present Algorithms and Future Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease.

George T Grossberg, Gary Tong, Anna D Burke, Pierre N Tariot

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Review in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
53citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

George T GrossbergSt. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Gary TongLundbeck, Deerfield, IL, USA.
Anna D BurkeBarrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Pierre N TariotBanner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Banner Alzheimer’s InstituteBarrow Neurological Institute · USDeerfield (United States) · USSaint Louis University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An estimated 47 million people live with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia worldwide. Although no disease-modifying treatments are currently available for AD, earlier diagnosis and proper management of the disease could have considerable impact on patient and caregiver quality of life and functioning. Drugs currently approved for AD treat the cognitive, behavioral, and functional symptoms of the disease and consist of three cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) and the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist memantine. Treatment of patients with mild to moderate AD is generally initiated with a ChEI. Patients who show progression of symptoms while on ChEI monotherapy may be switched to another ChEI and/or memantine can be added to the treatment regimen. In recent years, putative disease-modifying therapies have emerged that aim to slow the progression of AD instead of only addressing its symptoms. However, many therapies have failed in clinical trials in patients with established AD, suggesting that, once developed, disease-modifying agents may need to be deployed earlier in the course of illness. The goal of this narrative literature review is to discuss present treatment algorithms and potential future therapies in AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAlgorithmsEarly DiagnosisEarly Medical InterventionHumansNootropic AgentsNootropic AgentsAlzheimer’s diseasecholinesterase inhibitorsKeywords: Algorithmmemantinetreatment

Identifiers

PMID30741683
PMCPMC6484274
OpenAlexW2911634785

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