The drug should be started at small doses and increased gradually with constant and regular monitoring of blood counts and liver function. Currently, there is no other medical treatment for Alzheimer's Dementia-the reason that clinicians are willing to take the above risks. In my own experience, I have seen occasional improvement with Cognex and it is definitely worth trying considering the discouraging course of most dementias. I believe it is used in alzheimers cases. Thanks for you time.
Most studies demonstrate that patients improve in functional status.
For some reason, this isn't a very popular drug and tends not to be used. I reviewed the literature on this several years ago to present to medical residents. I was surprised to find as many positive studies as I did and few to any negative studies. It is a drug which should be tried if there are no other reversible causes of dementia. Don't expect major improvements.