Neurológia pre prax 3/2021

New insights on the treatment of dementia

Therapeutic aspects in dementia are focused on complex approaches and are based on four interlinked columns: psychosocial interventions (nonpharmacological interventions and caregiver support), pharmacotherapy (mainly acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine), neuropsychiatry (management of behavioral and psychologic symptoms of dementia) and palliative care (early palliative interventions; complex palliative approach in advanced stages of dementia). Different therapeutic modalities are described in detail and particular impact is attributed to interdisciplinarity and close cooperation with relatives, since the diagnosis is established.

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine, psychosocial interventions, behavioral manifestations in dementia