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SUBMITTER: Kerchner GA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3136916 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Expert review of neurotherapeutics 20110501 5
There is no dedicated therapy for frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In order to treat the often devastating behavioral disturbances that interfere with both normal social functioning and the ability of caregivers to provide needed support, off-label medication usage is frequent. In addition to antidepressant and antipsychotic medications, which afford some benefits, US FDA-approved treatments for Alzheimer's disease are often used, including both cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine. Here, we re ...[more]