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on September 14, 2016 in World News

Drug-Induced Dementia IS NOT Alzheimer’s Disease

By Dr. Gary G. Kohls “The desire to take medicine is perhaps  the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.” –– Sir William Osler “More than 50 conditions can cause or mimic the symptoms of dementia.” and “Alzheimer’s (can only be) distinguished from other dementias at autopsy.” — from a Harvard University Health Publication entitled What’s Causing Your Memory Loss? It Isn’t Necessarily Alzheimer’s “Medications have now emerged as a major cause of mitochondrial damage, which may explain many adverse effects. All classes of psychotropic drugs have been documented to damage mitochondria, as have statin medications, analgesics such as...

By Dr. Gary G. Kohls “The desire to take medicine is perhaps  the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.” –– Sir William Osler “More than 50 conditions can cause or mimic the symptoms of dementia.” and “Alzheimer’s (can...

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