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Secondary Prevention'''
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Secondary prevention aims at taking care of early symptoms and preclude the development of possible irreparable disease conditions. Although dementia is mostly because of irreversible causes,
Secondary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
THERAPIES WITH UNPROVEN BENEFIT
Several treatment modalities with unproven benefit include:
- Estrogen replacement
- Anti-inflammatory drugs
- Ginkgo biloba
- Statins
- Vitamin B
- Omega-3 fatty acids
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S.[2], Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [3]