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Dementia is not a specific disease. It is a descriptive term for a collection of symptoms that can be caused by a number of disorders that affect the brain. People with dementia have significantly impaired intellectual functioning that interferes with normal activities and relationships. They also lose their ability to solve problems and maintain emotional control, and they may experience personality changes and behavioral problems, such as agitation, delusions, and hallucinations. While memory ... 
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The benzodiazepines are a class of drugs with hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, amnestic and muscle relaxant properties. Benzodiazepines are often used for short-term relief of severe, disabling anxiety or insomnia. Long-term use can be problematic due to the development of tolerance and dependency. They are believed to act on the GABA receptor GABAA, the activation of which dampens higher neuronal activity. ...
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Dementia as related to Benzodiazepines
- Dementia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many patients with dementia experience anxiety symptoms. Although benzodiazepines like diazepam (Valium) have been used for treating anxiety in other situations, they are often ...
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Neuroleptics—help behavioral problems that arise from having dementia : Benzodiazepines—reduce agitation : Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—relieve depression that ...
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- Dementia24x7
2007 FEB 16 - -- Fresh data on depression are presented in the report "Prescription of benzodiazepines and antidepressants to outpatients attending a Japanese university hospital.
- A DEMENTIA / PSEUDODEMENTIA CASE, WITH INTOLERANCE TO BENZODIAZEPINES ...
A DEMENTIA / PSEUDODEMENTIA CASE, WITH INTOLERANCE TO BENZODIAZEPINES, TREATED WITH ANTISTRESS AND ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGS. Renato COCCHI, a neurologist and a medical psychologist.
- eMedicine - Delirium, Dementia, and Amnesia : Article by Paul S ...
... serotonin reuptake inhibitors or bupropion (Wellbutrin) - Avoid tricyclic antidepressants because of their anticholinergic properties, which can worsen dementia. Benzodiazepines for ...
- dementia: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com
Many patients with dementia experience anxiety symptoms. Although benzodiazepines like diazepam (Valium) have been used for treating anxiety in other situations, they are often ...
- Dementia Medication Overview
Antianxiety drugs: Many patients with dementia experience anxiety symptoms. Although benzodiazepines like diazepam (Valium) have been used for treating anxiety in other situations ...
- Dementia24x7
2007 JAN 19 - -- Fresh data on depression are presented in the report "Symptoms of depression, prescription of benzodiazepines, and the risk of death in hemodialysis patients in ...
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