Open AccessManagement of patients with demension: holinergic deficiency and its correction
Author(s) -
А. Б. Локшина
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicinskij sovet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5790
pISSN - 2079-701X
DOI - 10.21518/2079-701x-2018-12-30-35
Subject(s) - dementia , cognition , medicine , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , psychology , disease , pathology
The article discusses clinical symptoms, diagnostic criteria and basic principles of managing patients with dementia. It also provides the classification of cognitive disorders by severity degrees and considers the differences between the different degrees of dementia severity. The main features of the pathogenesis of cognitive disorders in dementia, the most important approaches to managing patients with dementia are highlighted. The article presents a detailed review of modern drugs used to correct cognitive and other manifestations of dementia.