Memantine drug ineffective against Alzheimer's in Down's syndrome patients

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 09:03 in Health & Medicine

(Medical Xpress) -- Memantine, a drug used to treat patients with Alzheimer’s disease, is ineffective for people with Down’s syndrome aged 40 and over, according to a study led by researchers at King’s and published in The Lancet.

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