Tratamento da demência: recomendações do Departamento Científico de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Envelhecimento da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia
Paulo Caramelli, Valeska Marinho, Jerson Laks, Marcus Vinícius Della Coletta, Florindo Stella, Einstein Francisco Camargos, Jerusa Smid, Breno José Alencar Pires Barbosa, Lucas Porcello Schilling, Márcio Luiz Figueredo Balthazar, Norberto Anízio Ferreira Frota, Leonardo Cruz de Souza, Francisco Assis Carvalho Vale, Márcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves, Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Ricardo Nitríni, Helen Bedinoto Durgante, Paulo Henrique Ferreira Bertolucci
Abstract
There is currently no cure for neurodegenerative or vascular dementias, but some pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions may contribute to alleviate symptoms, slow disease progression and improve quality of life. Current treatment approaches are based on etiology, symptom profile and stage of dementia. This manuscript presents recommendations on pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease, vascular cognitive impairment, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease dementia, and dementia with Lewy bodies.