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There may not be a cure for Alzheimer's disease but doctors have found a way to slow it down.Based on guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the United Kingdom, local patients can be given high doses of medication to delay the onset of the disease. But this is only effective for those with mild to moderately serious conditions, and it has to be done fast.
Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Association chairman Wu Yee-ming said this may give patients up to two years of additional time before the degenerative brain disease worsens.
"Patients are usually given regular doses of medication for up to two years before the amount is increased. But by then, too much damage has been done and it no longer makes sense to slow it down," said Wu, who is also a geriatric medicine specialist at the public Haven of Hope Hospital. In a study of 397 patients at public hospitals in Kowloon East, the dosage of medicine was doubled for more than half the patients. Forty-seven percent responded well, and had a high level of mental function up to two years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, which is a form of dementia.
However, 44 patients had to be taken off the treatment after suffering side effects.
Wu said this is because patients were prescribed drugs known as cholinesterase inhibitors, which stimulate nerve reactors. Read more: thestandard.com.hk
Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Association chairman Wu Yee-ming said this may give patients up to two years of additional time before the degenerative brain disease worsens.
"Patients are usually given regular doses of medication for up to two years before the amount is increased. But by then, too much damage has been done and it no longer makes sense to slow it down," said Wu, who is also a geriatric medicine specialist at the public Haven of Hope Hospital. In a study of 397 patients at public hospitals in Kowloon East, the dosage of medicine was doubled for more than half the patients. Forty-seven percent responded well, and had a high level of mental function up to two years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, which is a form of dementia.
However, 44 patients had to be taken off the treatment after suffering side effects.
Wu said this is because patients were prescribed drugs known as cholinesterase inhibitors, which stimulate nerve reactors. Read more: thestandard.com.hk
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