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Atri A, et al. “Long-Term Course and Effectiveness of Combination Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease,” Alzheimer’s Disease & Associated Disorders (July/Sept. 2008): Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 209–21. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/18580597

Ballard C, et al. “The Dementia Antipsychotic Withdrawal Trial (DART-AD): Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial,” Lancet Neurology (Feb. 2009): Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 151–57. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/19138567

Birks J. “Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer’s Disease,” Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Jan. 25, 2006): Doc. No. CD005593. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/16437532

Narang P, et al. “Antipsychotic Drugs: Sudden Cardiac Death Among Elderly Patients,” Psychiatry (Oct. 2010): Vol. 7, No. 10, pp. 25–9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed?term=narang%20p%2C%20antipsychotic

Robinson DM, et al. “Memantine: A Review of Its Use in Alzheimer’s Disease,” Drugs (June 1, 2006): Vol. 66, No. 11, pp. 1515–34. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed?term=robinson%20dm%20memantine

Schneider LS, et al. “Treatment with Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine of Patients in the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative,” Archives of Neurology (Jan. 2011): Vol. 68, No. 1, pp. 58–66. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/21220675

Sultzer DL, et al. “Clinical Symptom Responses to Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in Alzheimer’s Disease: Phase 1 Outcomes from the CATIE-AD Effectiveness Trial,” American Journal of Psychiatry (July 2008): Vol. 165, No. 7, pp. 844–54. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/pubmed/18519523