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Lead
Samsung Medical Center
With
Eisai Korea Inc.
The purposes of this study are:
1. to compare the clinical efficacy of donepezil between patients with Alzheimer's disease and Mixed Dementia
2. to help to clinicians in choosing the best treatment for patients with mixed dementia
Age
Any age
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. A diagnosis of probable AD and Mixed Dementia according to the criteria of the NINCDS-ADRDA
2. Korean version Mini-Mental State Examination scores between 10 and 26
3. History of cognitive decline that had been gradual in onset and progressive over at least 6 months
4. A caregiver who could assist the patient with medication, attend the assessment and provide information about the patient.
You may not be if
1. they had evidence of any neurodegenerative diseases other than AD (i.e. Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease)
2. Psychiatric disorder or severe behavioral disturbances that required psychotropic medications
3. Cerebral injuries induced by trauma, hypoxia, and/or ischemia
4. Clinically active cerebrovascular disease; History of seizure disorder
5. Other physical conditions that required acute treatment.