Alzheimer's disease : Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. A neurodegenerative type of dementia, the disease starts mild and gets progressively worse. And it is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death. Drugs has too little role in the management of Alzheimer’s disease No medication has been clearly shown to delay or halt the progression of the disease.
Drugs used are
• Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors – Donepezil, Galantamine, Rivastigmine
• NMDA-receptor (N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor) antagonist -Memantine