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Effects of rivastigmine in Alzheimer’s disease patients with and without hallucinations
Cummings, Jeffrey,
Emre, Murat,
Aarsland, Dag,
Tekin, Sibel,
Dronamraju, Nalina,
Lane, Roger
Hallucinations in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may indicate greater cortical cholinergic deficits. Rivastigmine has shown larger treatment benefits versus placebo in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia patients with hallucinations. In this retrospective, hypothesis-generating analysis, we investigated whether hallucinations in AD were associated with greater treatment benefits with rivastigmine. Data were pooled from two […]
Improvement of spontaneous speech in early stage Alzheimer’s with rivastigmine
Visch Brink, E. G.,
Van Rhee Temme, W.,
Rietveld, T.,
Krulder, J. W. M.,
Van Harskamp, F.,
Van der Cammen, T. J. M.
Objectives: Placebo-controlled trials have shown that rivastigmine can delay cognitive deterioration in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Benefits on cognitive functioning, as measured with the ADAS-Cog, occur on a daily dose of 6-12 mg when used for at least 6 months. The effect of rivastigmine on the adequacy of spontaneous speech is […]
Long-term effects of rivastigmine capsules in patients with traumatic brain injury
Silver, Jonathan M.,
Koumaras, Barbara,
Meng, Xiangyi,
Potkin, Steven G.,
Reyes, Patricio F.,
Harvey, Philip D.,
Katz, Douglas I.,
Gunay, Ibrahim,
Arciniegas, David B.
Objective: To investigate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of rivastigmine capsules (3-12 mg/day) in a 26-week, multi-centre, open-label extension of a double-blind study.; Methods: Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and persistent cognitive impairment who had received rivastigmine (3-6 mg/day) or placebo for 12 weeks could enter the extension study and receive rivastigmine (< or […]
Transdermal rivastigmine patch in outpatient services in Austria: a naturalistic study in 103 patients with Alzheimer dementia
Schmidt, Reinhold,
Alf, Claude,
Bancher, Christian,
Benke, Thomas,
Berek, Klaus,
Dal-Bianco, Peter,
Führwürth, Gerhard,
Imarhiagbe, Douglas,
Jagsch, Christian,
Lechner, Anita,
Rainer, Michael,
Reisecker, Franz,
Rotaru, Juliana,
Uranüs, Margarete,
Walter, Andreas,
Winkler, Andreas,
Wuschitz, Albert
We performed a 6-month open-label study on the use of the transdermal rivastigmine patch in clinical routine in 103 patients with Alzheimer’s disease from 25 outpatient services in Austria. After baseline, safety and tolerability of the 10 cm2–rivastigmine patch was assessed at week 4, 12 and 24 in all patients. A Mini Mental State Examination […]
Switching from donepezil tablets to rivastigmine transdermal patch in Alzheimer’s disease
Sadowsky, Carl H.,
Dengiz, Alan,
Olin, Jason T.,
Koumaras, Barbara,
Meng, Xiangyi,
Brannan, Stephen
Objective: Evaluate safety and tolerability of switching from donepezil to rivastigmine transdermal patch in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.; Methods: Prospective, parallel-group, open-label study to evaluate immediate or delayed switch from 5-10 mg/day donepezil to 4.6 mg/24 h rivastigmine following a 4-week treatment period.; Results: Rates of discontinuation due to any reason or […]
Different cholinesterase inhibitor effects on CSF cholinesterases in Alzheimer patients
Nordberg, Agneta,
Darreh-Shori, Taher,
Peskind, Elaine,
Soininen, Hilkka,
Mousavi, Malahat,
Eagle, Gina,
Lane, Roger
Background: The current study aimed to compare the effects of different cholinesterase inhibitors on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) activities and protein levels, in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of Alzheimer disease (AD) patients.; Methods and Findings: AD patients aged 50-85 years were randomized to open-label treatment with oral rivastigmine, donepezil or galantamine for 13 weeks. […]
Long-term rivastigmine treatment in a routine clinical setting
Objective: The aim of the study was to observe the effects of long-term rivastigmine treatment in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in a routine clinical setting.; Methods: This was a prospective, open-label, observational, multicentre, non-randomized study. Outcome measures included the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Clinician’s Interview-Based Impression of Change (CIBIC) […]