Vitamins for Alzheimer's disease
Clinical Study Title:
A pilot study of vitamins to lower plasma homocysteine levels in
Alzheimer disease.
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English Summary: |
This study examined
the effect of a multivitamin use on the homocysteine
levels of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. A total
of 69 participants were enrolled in the study. A multivitamin
regime or a high dose of vitamins was given to patients
over the course of 8 weeks. At follow-up all participants
still in the study had reductions in the homocysteine
levels of their blood. This suggests that certain
nutritional alterations, such as supplementing diets
with a multivitamin, for patients with Alzheimer’s
disease may help to keep their blood and plasma levels
within the normal range and may reduce the risk of this disease. Vitamins E and C in combination provided the best prevention. |
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Authors:
Aisen PS. Egelko S. Andrews H. Diaz-Arrastia R. Weiner M. DeCarli
C. Jagust W. Miller JW. Green R. Bell K. Sano M.
Institution:
Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington,
DC 20007, USA.
Country of Publication:
United States
Source:
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 11(2):246-9, 2003 Mar-Apr
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