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Rivastigmine in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Impairment of attention and memory in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is associated with significantly lower levels of acetylcholine. Inhibition of the breakdown of acetylcholine by blocking the enzymes acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase with rivastigmine improves this cholinergic...

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Autor principal: Müller, Thomas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2654625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19300554