Should incentives be used to help people quit unhealthy habits? NICE’s Citizens Council reveals its view

Should incentives be used to help people quit unhealthy habits? NICE’s Citizens Council reveals its view  NICE, 29th September 2010 Click on the title to access this information Abstract: The majority of an advisory group made up of members of the public believes that incentive systems could be an effective way of encouraging people to [...]

Treatment of Lewy-body dementias and psychopathology

Treatment of Lewy-body dementias and psychopathology, The Lancet, Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2010, Pages 943-945 Laura Marsh Abstract: Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) share similar clinical and neuropathological features, and together these Lewybody- related dementias account for up to 20% of incident dementia cases.1 Development of dementia confers [...]

Memantine for patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Memantine for patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, The Lancet Neurology, OCT. 2010, Vol. 9 (10) pgs 969-977 Murat Emre et al. Abstract: Background   Previous studies have suggested that patients with Lewy-body-related dementias might benefit from treatment with the N-methyl D-aspartate receptor antagonist memantine, but [...]