Rivastigmine for Refractory REM Behavior Disorder in Mild Cognitive Impairment.

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Abstract

Background: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and REM Behavior Disorder (RBD) are both associated with a degeneration of ponto-medullary cholinergic pathways. Methods: We conducted a placebo-controlled, cross-over pilot trial of Rivastigmine (RVT) in 25 consecutive patients with MCI, who presented RBD refractory to conventional first-line treatments (melatonin up to 5 mg/day and clonazepam up to 2 mg/day). Results: RVT treatment was followed by a significant reduction of RBD episodes when compared with placebo. Conclusions: Our data suggest that, in MCI patients with RBD resistant to conventional therapies (muscle relaxants benzodiazepines or melatonin,) treatment with RVT may induce a reduction in the frequency of RBD episodes compared to placebo.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)267-273
Numero di pagine7
RivistaCurrent Alzheimer Research
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2014

Keywords

  • REM Behavior disorder
  • Rivastigmine

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