About 70% of the cases prescribed anti-dementia drugs diagnosed as dementia were not previously examined by the academic society for the decline in the thyroid function, in a survey by the National Institute of Health Economics all right. If the decline in cognitive function is a thyroid function problem, improvement can be expected without antidementia medicine. Due to not being inspected, there is a possibility that a medicine was prescribed to a person who does not need it originally.
Four types of anti-dementia drugs such as Aricept are prescribed for Alzheimer's disease and others. I just can not cure the disease itself, it only suppresses the progress of symptoms. On the other hand, some cases of dementia are under pressure on a part of the brain, for example, it is greatly improved by coping with it, and it is called "dementia to cure".
The thyroid function deterioration is one of them. Can be distinguished by blood test and can be treated with hormonal medicine. The Japanese Neurological Society is a guideline and recommends examination for diagnosis so as not to overlook treatable dementia.
Nobuo Sakata, chief scientist at the same organization ...