Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Caffeine and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia: A systematic review

I hope I have enough cognition to ignore caregiver and doctor ideas on this coffee consumption after I get dementia. I will still be using it to prevent further deterioration. Maybe decaffeinated coffee since the same benefits apply.

How coffee protects against Parkinson’s Aug. 2014 

Coffee May Lower Your Risk of Dementia Feb. 2013 

And this:

Coffee's Phenylindanes Fight Alzheimer's Plaque 

This also:

Two Compounds in Coffee May Team Up to Fight Parkinson's

 

Caffeine and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia: A systematic review

Experimental GerontologyKromhout MA, et al. | May 01, 2019
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Researchers conducted a systematic review of seven studies to assess the link between caffeine consumption and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia. These studies were identified from Medline (PubMed), Embase, Emcare, Cochrane, PsychInfo, Web of Science, and gray literature. They excluded studies involving subjects without a diagnosis of dementia, or those that presented a review or expert opinion. Sleeping difficulties and behavioral symptoms were reported in four and five studies, respectively. According to the findings, neuropsychiatric symptoms in individual patients with dementia could be either induced or attenuated by caffeine, and thus, a prudent individualized approach is needed for caffeine intake in these patients.
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