using cholinesterase inhibitors for patients with VASCULAR dementia
March 2002
There's a lot of interest in using cholinesterase inhibitors for patients with VASCULAR dementia.
Cholinesterase inhibitors (Aricept, Reminyl, Exelon) are normally used for Alzheimer's...when brain cells are damaged due to changes in the chemistry and structure of the brain.
Vascular dementia occurs when brain cells are deprived of oxygen...from strokes...mini-strokes...or vascular disease.
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