Questions & answers. We've been told that my wife has multi-infarct dementia and that the new drug memantine may help. How is her condition different from Alzheimer's disease, and what could memantine do for her?

• Authors: Michael Craig Miller
• Journal: The Harvard mental health letter (Harv Ment Health Lett) Vol. 20 Issue 9 Pg. 8 (Mar 2004) ISSN: 1057-5022 [Print] United States
• PMID: 15044129 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Cholinesterase Inhibitors
• Dopamine Agents
• Memantine

Topics

• Alzheimer Disease (diagnosis)
• Cholinesterase Inhibitors (therapeutic use)
• Dementia, Multi-Infarct (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Dopamine Agents (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Memantine (therapeutic use)