Yuki Ito, Shuko Takeda, Sayaka Moroi, Tsuneo Nakajima, Akane Oyama, Kunihiro Miki, Nanami Sugihara, Yoichi Takami, Yasushi Takeya, Munehisa Shimamura, Hiromi Rakugi, Ryuichi Morishita
INTRODUCTION: A rapidly increasing number of patients with dementia present a serious social problem. Recently, the incidence of epilepsy in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) is increasing, drawing attention to the pathological relationship between the two conditions. Clinical studies have suggested the protective action of antiepileptic agents on dementia; however, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. We evaluated the effects of multiple antiepileptic drugs using tau aggregation assay systems to determine the effects of antiepileptic agents on tau aggregation, a major neuropathological finding associated with AD...
March 6, 2023: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders