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Does donepezil treatment slow the progression of hippocampal atrophy in patients with Alzheimer's disease?
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Apr 2005
Hashimoto Mamoru, Kazui Hiroaki, Matsumoto Keiji, Nakano Yoko, Yasuda Minoru, Mori Etsuro
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OBJECTIVE: The only approved pharmacological approach for the symptomatic treatment of Alzheimer's disease in Japan is the use of a cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil hydrochloride. Recent in vivo and in vitro studies raise the possibility that cholinesterase inhibitors can slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether donepezil has a neuroprotective...
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