Browsing by Author "Canu, Elisa"
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- ItemDrug prescription in mild cognitive impairment: the physicians' perspective in Italy.(2006-10-30) Frisoni, Giovanni B; Canu, Elisa; Geroldi, Cristina; Zanetti, Orazio; Zacchi, ValeriaToday there are no data on the type of drugs prescribed to MCI patients nor the prevalence of their prescription The aim of this study was to describe which drugs were prescribed in 2004 for cognitive and non cognitive disturbances of patients with MCI in a sizable group of Italian expert centers for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer s disease
- ItemEffect of memantine on resting state default mode network activity in Alzheimer's disease.(2011-02-21) Lorenzi, Marco; Beltramello, Alberto; Mercuri, Nicola B; Canu, Elisa; Zoccatelli, Giada; Pizzini, Francesca B; Alessandrini, Franco; Cotelli, Maria; Rosini, Sandra; Costardi, Daniela; Caltagirone, Carlo; Frisoni, Giovanni BMemantine is an approved symptomatic treatment for moderate to severe Alzheimer s disease that reduces the excitotoxic effects of hyperactive glutamatergic transmission However the exact mechanism of the effect of memantine in Alzheimer s disease patients is poorly understood Importantly the default mode network DMN which plays a key role in attention is hypoactive in Alzheimer s disease and is under glutamatergic control
- ItemPrescription patterns and efficacy of drugs for patients with dementia: physicians' perspective in Italy.(2007-11-16) Frisoni, Giovanni B; Canu, Elisa; Geroldi, Cristina; Brignoli, Barbara; Anglani, Livio; Galluzzi, Samantha; Zacchi, Valeria; Zanetti, OrazioThe aim of this study was to assess the prescription practices and judgment of efficacy of physicians of drugs used for the cognitive and non cognitive symptoms of dementia