Question 127 · LEK · Alzheimer's disease
Which of the following medications are used to treat dementia in Alzheimer’s disease?
1) mianserin;
2) mirtazapine;
3) memantine;
4) rivastigmine;
5) duloxetine.
The correct answer is:
2) mirtazapine;
3) memantine;
4) rivastigmine;
5) duloxetine.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2,3.
- B. 1,4,5.
- C. 3,4.
- D. 4,5.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Antidementia drugs act on cholinergic or glutamatergic transmission; antidepressants do not treat the cognitive core of the disease.
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