Common Alzheimer's medication helps skills necessary for safe driving, study suggests
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
A promising study demonstrated that cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI), a type of medication often prescribed for Alzheimer's disease (AD), improved some cognitive skills in patients with mild AD -- skills that are necessary for driving. Findings from the study showed that after being treated with a ChEI, AD patients improved in some computerized tests of executive function and visual attention, including a simulated driving task.
