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A brief essay on non-pharmacological treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

  • Alberto Raggi

    Born in Romagna, Italy, Alberto Raggi studied medicine at the University of Bologna and graduated cum laude. He served his residency in psychiatry at the University of Modena and in neurology at the University of Florence and is board certified in both specialties. He works at the Neurology Unit of the Morgagni-Pierantoni public Hospital of Forlì. His main research focus is in behavioural neurology. He has authored publications in both international and national scientific journals. He has served as occasional reviewer for several neuroscience journals.

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    , Domenica Tasca

    Born in Sicily, Italy, Domenica Tasca studied psychology at the University of Palermo and specialized in systemic psychotherapy at the CMTF of Milan. She has been working at the Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging in Troina since 2003. She is an expert in both neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation of children with mental retardation and adults with dementia. Her main research focus is on neurorehabilitation. She has authored publications in both international and national scientific journals.

    and Raffaele Ferri

    Born in Adelfia, Italy, Raffaele Ferri received his MD in 1981 from the Catholic University of Rome, where he also received the specialization in neurology in 1985. He has been involved in the scientific study of the neurophysiological aspects of dementia and is the head of a clinical unit at the Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging in Troina, specifically devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. His specific areas of interests cover also the description, analysis and understanding of human sleep and sleep disorders such as RLS, narcolepsy, and RBD. He has published about 400 papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, in addition to book chapters and abstracts. He is currently president of the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine and vice president of the European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. Finally, he acts as an associate editor for the journal Sleep, as an action editor for the International Journal of Psychophysiology, and as an academic editor for PLoS ONE and is a member of the editorial board of Clinical Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine, and Sleep Medicine Reviews.

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Abstract

Current pharmacological therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) do not modify its course and are not always beneficial. Therefore, the optimization of quality of life represents the best possible outcome achievable in all stages of the disease. Cognitive and behavioural rehabilitation represents the main therapeutic approach for this purpose, also in order to mitigate indirectly the burden of distress of family caregivers. The aim of this mini-review is to go through this theme by discussing cognitive activation, virtual reality and neuromodulation techniques. The practices summarized in this essay are not alternative but, often, complementary therapies to standardized pharmacological treatment. The present mini-review has found encouraging results but also the need for more conclusive evidence for all types of non-invasive/non-pharmacological treatment of AD.

About the authors

Alberto Raggi

Born in Romagna, Italy, Alberto Raggi studied medicine at the University of Bologna and graduated cum laude. He served his residency in psychiatry at the University of Modena and in neurology at the University of Florence and is board certified in both specialties. He works at the Neurology Unit of the Morgagni-Pierantoni public Hospital of Forlì. His main research focus is in behavioural neurology. He has authored publications in both international and national scientific journals. He has served as occasional reviewer for several neuroscience journals.

Domenica Tasca

Born in Sicily, Italy, Domenica Tasca studied psychology at the University of Palermo and specialized in systemic psychotherapy at the CMTF of Milan. She has been working at the Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging in Troina since 2003. She is an expert in both neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation of children with mental retardation and adults with dementia. Her main research focus is on neurorehabilitation. She has authored publications in both international and national scientific journals.

Raffaele Ferri

Born in Adelfia, Italy, Raffaele Ferri received his MD in 1981 from the Catholic University of Rome, where he also received the specialization in neurology in 1985. He has been involved in the scientific study of the neurophysiological aspects of dementia and is the head of a clinical unit at the Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging in Troina, specifically devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. His specific areas of interests cover also the description, analysis and understanding of human sleep and sleep disorders such as RLS, narcolepsy, and RBD. He has published about 400 papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, in addition to book chapters and abstracts. He is currently president of the Italian Association of Sleep Medicine and vice president of the European Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group. Finally, he acts as an associate editor for the journal Sleep, as an action editor for the International Journal of Psychophysiology, and as an academic editor for PLoS ONE and is a member of the editorial board of Clinical Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine, and Sleep Medicine Reviews.

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Received: 2017-01-06
Accepted: 2017-02-11
Published Online: 2017-04-19
Published in Print: 2017-07-26

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