The term frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) refers to a group of progressive brain
diseases, which preferentially involve the frontal and temporal lobes. Depending on the …

There is no dedicated therapy for frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In order to treat the often
devastating behavioral disturbances that interfere with both normal social functioning and …

Objective To show the feasibility of using different unobtrusive activity-sensing technologies
to provide objective behavioral markers of persons with dementia (PwD). Design Monitored …

Background/Objective In previous reports, the usage of anticholinergic medications has
been associated with an increased risk of dementia with prolonged usage or with a high …

Memantine for Behavioral Disturbances in Frontotemporal Deme... : Alzheimer Disease &
Associated Disorders Memantine for Behavioral Disturbances in Frontotemporal Dementia: A …

Introduction A wide variety of atypical antipsychotic drugs (risperidone, olanzapine,
quetiapine, aripiprazole, ziprasidone and clozapine) are widely used in the management of …

Existing research has primarily evaluated music therapy (MT) as a means of reducing the
negative affect, behavioral, and/or cognitive symptoms of dementia. Music listening (ML), on …

Behavioral changes, which are common in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia and
semantic dementia, often respond to treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of dementia diagnoses and the use of
antidementia drugs in a cohort of Italian older nursing home (NH) residents. DESIGN: Cross …

The current chapter provides a critical update on the effects of relevant psychotropic
substances on sleep. Reviewed substances comprise over-the-counter sleep medications …