Pharmacological treatment of dementia: a scoping review of systematic reviews

Esther M M van de Glind; Wynanda A van Enst; Barbara C van Munster; Marcel G M Olde Rikkert; Philip Scheltens; Rob J P M Scholten; Lotty Hooft

doi:10.1159/000353892

Pharmacological treatment of dementia: a scoping review of systematic reviews

Esther M M van de Glind, Wynanda A van Enst, Barbara C van Munster, Marcel G M Olde Rikkert, Philip Scheltens, Rob J P M Scholten, Lotty Hooft

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Until now, multiple reviews on the pharmacological treatment of dementia have been published.

METHODS: We performed a scoping review to summarize research findings and to identify gaps in the existing literature. We searched the literature and assessed the risk of bias of the included reviews. A team of clinical experts assessed the fields in which more research is necessary. Fifty-five reviews with a low risk of bias were included, most of them concerning the treatment of cognitive decline (n = 16) and behavioral symptoms (n = 10) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). For cognitive impairment, cholinesterase inhibitors (n = 13) and memantine (n = 7) were described most frequently. Little information was found about the treatment of depression in dementia.

CONCLUSIONS: For many current treatments, there is sufficient evidence. New research should focus on the symptomatic treatment of the earliest and most salient complaints in AD as well as on disease-modifying interventions acting at the level of the amyloid cascade.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	211-28
Number of pages	18
Journal	Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Volume	36
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000353892
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Behavior
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Cognition Disorders
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Dementia
Dementia, Vascular
Disease Progression
Dopamine Agents
Early Medical Intervention
Humans
Memantine
Nootropic Agents
Parkinson Disease
Publication Bias

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