Recommendations of the 4th Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD4)

4th Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia.

Fourth Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: recommendations for family physicians.

OBJECTIVE To revise diagnostic strategies for Alzheimer disease (AD), update recommendations on symptomatic treatment of dementia, and provide an approach to rapidly progressive and early-onset dementias. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE Experts and delegates representing relevant disciplines from diverse regions across Canada discussed and agreed upon revisions to the 2006 guidelines. METHODS ...

American academy of dermatology consensus conference on the safe and optimal use of Isotretinoin: Summary and recommendations

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Special Issue on Cognitive Disorders

CANADIAN GERIATRICS JOURNAL, VOLUME 15, ISSUE 4, DECEMBER 2012 The editorial board of the Canadian Geriatrics Journal would like to present our last collection of articles for 2012, an issue devoted entirely to memory disorders. In this special publication (jointly with the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences), we are pleased to provide the latest recommendations from the fourth Canadian ...

Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 5. Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapy for mild to moderate dementia.

BACKGROUND Practising physicians frequently seek advice on the most effective interventions for dementia. In this article, we provide practical guidance on nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions for the management of mild to moderate dementia based on recommendations from the Third Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia. METHODS We developed evidenc...