Effect of piracetam on severe vascular type dementia symptoms –⁠ nonintervention retrospective follow-up

Overview

Vascular type dementia is second commonest causa of dementia. The authors of the article have done a survey of essential data concerning vascular type dementia. They present also follow-up evaluating effect of piracetam on symtoms in patiens with clinical picture of severe vascular type dementia. This follow-up is retrospective. The assembled results of the follow-up showed that a favourable effect for piracetam was not found in severe vascular type dementia symptoms.

Key words:
vascular type dementia, treatment, piracetam, retrospektive follow-up.