Alzheimer’s Disease: Cholinesterase Inhibitors and NMDA Receptor Antagonists

By Professor Dave Explains

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Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. What is the pathophysiology of this condition, and what are the pharmacological approaches to treatment? Let's dive into it! Script by Michael Keith Watch the whole Pharmacology playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePharma General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChem Organic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChem Biochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochem Biology/Genetics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBio Anatomy & Physiology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveAnatPhys Biopsychology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiopsych Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveMicrobio History of Drugs Videos: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveHistoryDrugs Immunology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveImmuno EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@gmail.com PATREON► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplains Check out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Ht

Tags: alzheimer's disease, pharmacology, physiology, dementia, cholinesterase inhibitors, nmda receptor antagonists, beta amyloid hypothesis, tau hypothesis, amyloid precursor protein, rivastigmine, donepezil, memantine, eli lilly, antibodies

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