THE DISEASES OF ALZHEIMER AND PICK FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF PREVENTION

Alzheimer disease, Pick disease and senile dementia are all characteri zed by similar morphological changes, both macroscopic and microscopic , and similar psychiatric symptoms. All three should, therefore, be vi ewed as aspects of one disease, which is termed Alzheimer-type dementi a. Nothing contradicts the view that immune complexes take part in the etiology of Alzheimer-type dementia. There are various types of immun e complexes and so their points of action in the organism may vary. Th ere might be two main means of preventing Azheimer-type dementia: the first could be named the serological (basic) and the second relying on pharmacotherapy (additional). Pharmacological prevention of disease m ight be aided by the use of parasympathomimetic drugs, e.g. pilocarpin e.