Lack of evidence for the efficacy of memantine in mild Alzheimer disease

Lon S Schneider; Karen S Dagerman; Julian P T Higgins; Rupert McShane

doi:10.1001/archneurol.2011.69

Lack of evidence for the efficacy of memantine in mild Alzheimer disease

Lon S Schneider, Karen S Dagerman, Julian P T Higgins, Rupert McShane

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Abstract

We directly assessed the clinical trials' evidence for memantine's efficacy in mild Alzheimer disease (AD). Memantine is indicated in the United States and Europe for moderate to severe AD, which is diagnosed if a patient has a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of less than 15 or less than 20, respectively. Yet memantine is very frequently prescribed for mild AD and mild cognitive impairment, and a manufacturer-sponsored meta-analysis claimed its efficacy in mild AD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	991-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Archives of Neurology
Volume	68
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2011.69
Publication status	Published - 2011

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