| Title |
The effect of stimulation therapy and donepezil on cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease. A community based RCT with a two-by-two factorial design
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Neurology, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2377-12-59 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Fred Andersen, Matti Viitanen, Dag S Halvorsen, Bjørn Straume, Tom Wilsgaard, Torgeir A Engstad |
| Abstract |
Progressive neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) induces cognitive deterioration, and there is controversy regarding the optimal treatment strategy in early AD. Stimulation therapy, including physical exercise and cholinesterase inhibitors are both reported to postpone cognitive deterioration in separate studies. We aimed to study the effect of stimulation therapy and the additional effect of donepezil on cognitive function in early AD. |
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| Egypt | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 218 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 36 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 11% |
| Researcher | 23 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 34 | 15% |
| Unknown | 62 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 19% |
| Psychology | 28 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 11% |
| Sports and Recreations | 10 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 35 | 16% |
| Unknown | 74 | 33% |
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