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Rivastigmine in the treatment of alcohol-induced persisting dementia
1Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, Section of Psychiatry, University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
The West Indian Medical Journal
|June 17, 2003
Abstract:
A case of Alcohol-Induced Persisting Dementia (AIPD) in a 62-year-old man is presented. His progress on treatment with the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, rivastigmine, is followed. The significant improvement observed suggests that AIPD may be a new indication for this class of drug.