Psychiatry Rounds - P. Verhoeff: Update On Pharmacological Enhancement Of Cognition For Older Adults: Part 2

Presenter:
Dr. Paul Verhoeff

Location:
Baycrest Hospital
Ben and Hilda Katz Building
4th Floor
4E82

Educational objectives:

1. Review the evidence from randomized controlled trials supporting the efficacy and safety more novel cognitive enhancers in Alzheimer’s disease, including β-amyloid immunization, tau aggregation inhibitors, mitochondrial membrane stabilizers, estrogen, Gingko biloba, and multi-nutrients improving synapse formation.
2. Discuss how these may affect the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease, and how these approaches could lead to future medications affecting not only the symptoms but also the course of Alzheimer’s disease.