[Possibilities of preventive treatment of Alzheime... [Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2010] - PubMed result

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2010;110(1):62-9.

[Possibilities of preventive treatment of Alzheimer's disease: results of the 3-year open prospective comparative study on efficacy and safety of the course therapy with cerebrolysin and cavinton in elderly patients with the syndrome of mild cognitive impairment]
[Article in Russian]

Gavrilova SI, Kolykhalov IV, Fedorova IaB, Selezneva ND, Kalyn IaB, Roshchina IF, Odinak MM, Emelin AIu, Kashin AV, Gustov AV, Antipenko EA, Korshunova IuA, Davydova TA, Messler G.

Abstract
The study was conducted in 3 Russian centers (Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhniy Novgorod). The total sample included 110 patients whose mental state met the definition of <> (MCI). Patient's status was assessed with widely used scales (MMSE, GDS, CDR etc) and a battery of neuropsychological tests. Genotyping for the APOE polymorphism was performed as well. Patients were stratified into 2 comparable groups in compliance with the specifics of therapy: 55 patients were treated with cerebrolysin and 55 - with cavinton. The superiority of cerebrolysin over cavinton in slowing down of the cognitive deficit progression and delaying the time or transition of patients to the diagnostic category of Alzheimer's disease was demonstrated. Cerebrolysin was particularly effective in MCI patients with the ApoE(+) genotype, i.e. in those with higher risk for Alzheimer's disease. Adverse effects during the treatment were rare in both groups.

PMID: 20436440 [PubMed - in process]

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