A family intervention to delay nursing home placement of patients with Alzheimer disease: a randomized controlled trial
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Intensive family counseling and support may delay the placement of elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease into nursing homes. Researchers randomly assigned 206 spouse-caregivers of an Alzheimer's patient to receive personalized intensive support (the treatment group) or traditional services (the control group). Those in the treatment group received 2 individual and 4 family counseling sessions, continuous access to a counselors after that and were also enrolled in support groups that met weekly. This reduced the rate of nursing home placement by one-third and lengthened the time the patient remained at home.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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Glycine Antagonist in Neuroprotection for Patients With Acute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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The drug gavestinel may not benefit stroke patients, according to a study of 1,367 patients. This drug blocks the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, which is believed to cause some of the brain damage during a stroke. This drug is one of several neuroprotective drugs that have been studied in efforts to minimize brain damage.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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Neuroprotection in Acute Ischemic Stroke
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Doctors continue to develop potential drugs to limit the amount of brain damage that occurs during a stroke. Unfortunately, none of the drugs that have been tested so far have had a substantial impact on prognosis, including a drug called gavestinel.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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