From MEDSCAPE--2 articles of possible interest.
RISPERIDONE USE REDUCES INCIDENCE OF TARDIVE DYSKINESIA IN ELDERLY WITH
DEMENTIA
The incidence of persistent tardive dyskinesia is reduced in elderly
patients with dementia who receive risperidone, compared with historical
controls treated with conventional neuroleptics, according to a report in
the American Journal of Psychiatry.
http://neurology.medscape.com/24537.rhtml
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LONG-TERM CARE CRISIS LOOMS DUE TO ALZHEIMER'S, SHORTAGE OF NURSING ASSISTANTS
Today, 4 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. By 2050 that number
will more than triple to 14 million, healthcare analysts warned during the
World Alzheimer Congress 2000.
http://neurology.medscape.com/24743.rhtml
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Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 82/70/55
Oxford, Ohio
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