Medication for Alzheimer's disease has been around since the 1980s, and for some people, it can be an important part of managing symptoms. In this episode, we talk about the medications that are available now, and we learn about therapy to improve motor, speech and language skills. 

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Note: For links to our latest podcast entitled "Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease", visit our website here.

Resources
For information about medication

Overview of medications for Alzheimer's disease

FDA approval for Aducanumab

About Aducanumab

About Cholinesterase Inhibitors

 
For information about therapies

American Physical Therapy Association

American Speech Language and Hearing Association

Total Health Works

Speech Therapy Works

Managing eating and swallowing challenges

 
For information about clinical trials:

Alzheimer's.gov

Alzheimer's Association 

 
 References about Aducanumab

NIH article

Alzheimer's Association article

Nature.com article

 
Guest’s Books

Dr Andrew Budson - Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory: What's Normal, What's Not and What to Do About It

Dr Jason Karlawish - The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About it

Anthony Copeland Parker - Running All Over The World: Our Race Against Early-Onset Alzheimer's

Paul Hornback - God Still Remembers Me: Devotions for Facing Alzheimer's Disease with Faith

Paul Hornback - My Purple Brick Road: A Faithful Battle with Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease

Dr Daniel Gibbs - A Tattoo on my Brain: A Neurologist's Personal Battle against Alzheimer's Disease

Dr Phillip Sloane - ​​Alzheimer's Medical Advisor: A Caregiver's Guide to Common Medical and Behavioral Signs and Symptoms in Persons with Dementia


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Living with Alzheimer's Disease Podcast

Part of the Health Unmuted Audio Library

Ep 5: Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease (Part 2): Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapies

AUG 8, 202211 MIN
Living with Alzheimer's Disease Podcast

Ep 5: Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease (Part 2): Medicine and Rehabilitation Therapies

AUG 8, 202211 MIN

Description

Medication for Alzheimer's disease has been around since the 1980s, and for some people, it can be an important part of managing symptoms. In this episode, we talk about the medications that are available now, and we learn about therapy to improve motor, speech and language skills. 


For a complete list of resources in this podcast series, please visit our website at HealthUnmuted.com/resources.


What did you think of this episode? We’d love to hear from you.

Please visit healthunmuted.com/feedback to let us know!


Note: For links to our latest podcast entitled "Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease", visit our website here.


Resources

For information about medication

 

For information about therapies

 

For information about clinical trials:

 

 References about Aducanumab

 

Guest’s Books


Get all the links and the episode transcript by visiting the website here.

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