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Ceftriaxone, sold under the brand name Rocephin, is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. [4] These include middle ear infections, endocarditis, meningitis, pneumonia, bone and joint infections, intra-abdominal infections, skin infections, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and pelvic inflammatory disease. [4]
The Medication Appropriateness Tool for Comorbid Health conditions during Dementia (MATCH-D) criteria supports clinicians to manage medication use specifically for people with dementia without focusing only on the management of the dementia itself.
Treatment of childhood dementia focuses on managing symptoms and improving quality of life. This can include: Medications: Anti-seizure medications, behaviour-modifying drugs, and muscle relaxants. [1] Therapies: Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy are used to maintain physical function for as long as possible. [1]
Boxed warnings on drugs have received increased media attention in the United States since 2004. Among some of the more widely covered stories: In October 2004, the FDA began requiring that boxed warnings be placed on all antidepressant medications, warning they may result in an increased risk of suicidal tendencies in children and adolescents.
A link between these types of drugs and cognitive impairment isn't a totally new discovery, but for the first time, researchers used brain imaging techniques to determine the physical changes ...
There is currently no cure for dementia with Lewy bodies. Medications and therapies such as occupational therapy, speech therapy, and psychological therapy can help treat disease symptoms.
Piracetam is a drug that has efficacy in cognitive disorders, vertigo, cortical myoclonus, dyslexia, and sickle cell anemia; sources differ on its usefulness for dementia. [3] [4] [5] Piracetam is sold as a medication in many European countries.
Biperiden may lower the seizure-threshold. Some instances of dementia have been noted to correlate with chronic administration of anticholinergic medications such as biperiden for Parkinson's disease. [13] Peripheral side effects : Blurred vision, dry mouth, impaired sweating, abdominal discomfort, and obstipation are frequent.