Dementia Treatment

 In the case of most progressive dementias, including Alzheimer's disease, there is no cure and no treatment that slows or stops its progression. But there are drug treatments that may temporarily improve symptoms. The same medications used to treat Alzheimer's are among the drugs sometimes prescribed to help with symptoms of other types of dementias.

• Take vitamins for a deficiency of vitamin B12.
• Take thyroid hormones for hypothyroidism.
• Have surgery to remove a brain tumour or to reduce pressure on the brain.
• Stop or change medicines that are causing memory loss or confusion.
• Take medicines to treat an infection, such as encephalitis.
• Take medicine to treat depression.
• Get treatment for reversible conditions caused by AIDS.