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Chapter 12. Drug Treatment: Treatment of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia with Neuroleptics

  1. Alistair Burns2,
  2. Bengt Winblad3
  1. Peter Paul De Deyn

Published Online: 19 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470010568.ch12

Book Title

Severe Dementia

Severe Dementia

Additional Information

How to Cite

De Deyn, P. P. (2006) Drug Treatment: Treatment of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia with Neuroleptics, in Severe Dementia (eds A. Burns and B. Winblad), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470010568.ch12

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9Lt, UK

  2. 3

    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Neurotec B 84, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden

Author Information

  1. Department of Neurology, General Hospital Meddelheim, University of Antwerp, Lindendreef 1, Antwerp 2020, Belgium

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 SEP 2006
  2. Published Print: 21 APR 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470010549

Online ISBN: 9780470010563

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Keywords:

  • atypical antipsychotic drugs on BPSD;
  • drug treatment - neuroleptics;
  • cerebrovascular adverse events (CAEs);
  • BPSD with aggression;
  • atypical antipsychotics on sleep-wake disturbances in dementia

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • General description of efficacy and safety of typical and atypical antipsychotics

  • Atypical antipsychotics in BPSD; BPSD with aggression; dementia with psychosis, agitation and aggression; and PAD

  • Possible effects of atypical antipsychotics on sleep-wake disturbances in dementia

  • Conclusions

  • Acknowledgements

  • References

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