Browsing Dementia by Author "Thacker, Simon"
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Evaluating the effects of the novel GLP-1 analogue liraglutide in Alzheimer's disease: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ELAD study)
(2019)Background: Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue currently approved for type 2 diabetes and obesity. Preclinical evidence in transgenic models of Alzheimer's disease suggests that liraglutide exerts ... -
Peripheral insulin resistance does not correlate with cerebral glucose metabolic rate in non-diabetic alzheimer's patients
(2018)Background: Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD) and several studies have shown that insulin signalling is impaired in AD brain. Progressive brain hypometabolism is a hallmark of AD and can be evaluated ... -
Psychiatry and the geriatric syndromes: Creating constructive interfaces
(2017)Integrating mental and physical healthcare is difficult to achieve because of professional and organisational barriers. Psychiatrists recognise the problems resulting from fragmentation of services and want continuity of ... -
Screening for dementia in primary care.
(2013)The literature on the diagnosis of dementia in primary care has been summarised in a meta-analysis that indicated that GPs recognise three in four patients with dementia using clinical judgment alone whilst highlighting ... -
The audacity of hope: tyranny or liberation in dementia care
(2014)The introduction of cognitive enhancing medication has created an expectation that drug treatment is a significant part of dementia management to the point that rate of cholinesterase inhibitor prescribing has been suggested ... -
Treatments for delusional disorder
(2015)Background Delusional disorder is commonly considered to be difficult to treat. Antipsychotic medications are frequently used and there is growing interest in a potential role for psychological therapies such as cognitive ... -
Treatments for delusional disorder.
(2015)Background Delusional disorder is commonly considered to be difficult to treat. Antipsychotic medications are frequently used and there is growing interest in a potential role for psychological therapies such as cognitive ...
