2016
The Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Weighing Benefits and Risks.
Zdanys KF, Carvalho AF, Tampi RR, Steffens DC. The Treatment of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: Weighing Benefits and Risks. Current Alzheimer Research 2016, 13: 1124-33. PMID: 27160166, DOI: 10.2174/1567205013666160510121633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological symptomsAssessment of BPSDManagement of BPSDPharmacologic treatment strategiesTreatment of BehavioralSignificant adverse effectsAvailable medicationsTreatment strategiesCurrent evidencePharmacological approachesWeighing benefitsBPSDDementiaAged populationAdverse effectsMedicationsPatientsSymptomsAvailable literatureRiskCaregivers
2015
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Delirium in Older Adults
Tampi RR, Tampi DJ, Ghori AK. Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Delirium in Older Adults. American Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias® 2015, 31: 305-310. PMID: 26646113, PMCID: PMC10852606, DOI: 10.1177/1533317515619034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of deliriumActive drug groupOlder adultsHospital stayAcetylcholinesterase inhibitorsDrug groupsIncidence of deliriumCochrane Collaboration databasesPlacebo groupDeliriumCurrent evidenceMortality rateSystematic reviewLiterature searchAdditional studiesStatistical significanceLonger durationAdultsLonger lengthRCTsHaloperidolStayInhibitorsPreventionBibliographic databases