Scuteri D, Rombolà L, Morrone LA, Bagetta G, Sakurada S, Sakurada T, Tonin P, Corasaniti MT International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 ABSTRACT: Aging of the population makes of dementia a challenge for health systems worldwide. The cognitive disturbance is a serious but not the only issue in dementia; behavioral and psychological syndromes known as… Read more »
Neuropharmacological Properties of the Essential Oil of Bergamot for the Clinical Management of Pain-Related BPSDs
Scuteri D, Rombola L, Tridico L, Mizoguchi H, Watanabe C, Sakurada T, Sakurada S, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Morrone LA Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2018 ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) accounts for approximately 50% of all cases of dementia and, in spite of the great effort for the development of disease-modifying drugs, a definitive treatment of… Read more »
Using Complementary and Alternative Medicine to Treat Pain and Agitation in Dementia: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials from Long-Term Care with Potential Use in Critical Care.
Anderson AR, Deng J, Anthony RS, Atalla SA, Monroe TB Critical care nursing clinics of North America, 2017 ABSTRACT: The risk of pain in adults with dementia worsens with advancing age. Painful comorbidities may be underassessed and inadequately treated. Receiving treatment in critical care settings may indicate greater occurrences of pain and complications. Pain may… Read more »
Management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) by an aroma-massage with acupressure treatment protocol: a randomized clinical trial
Fung JKK, Tsang HW Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2017 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the clinical effectiveness of a multi-component aroma-massage with an acupressure treatment protocol and compared it to cognitive training for the management of BPSD. BACKGROUND: Pharmacological interventions have been unsatisfactory in managing BPSD; thus, complementary and alternative medicine has been extensively… Read more »
Effects of Inhalation Aromatherapy on Symptoms of Sleep Disturbance in the Elderly with Dementia
Takeda A, Watanuki E, Koyama S Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM, 2017 ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effects of inhalation aromatherapy on sleep disturbance in elderly individuals with dementia. In 19 subjects, normal sleep was observed for a 20-day control period, inhalation aromatherapy was then applied for a 20-day intervention period, and the control… Read more »
Neuroprotective and Anti-Aging Potentials of Essential Oils from Aromatic and Medicinal Plants
Ayaz M, Sadiq A, Junaid M, Ullah F, Subhan F, Ahmed J Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2017 ABSTRACT: The use of essential oils (EOs) and their components is known since long in traditional medicine and aromatherapy for the management of various diseases, and is further increased in the recent times. The neuroprotective and anti-aging potentials… Read more »
Major selected monoterpenes a-pinene and 1,8-cineole found in Salvia lavandulifolia (Spanish sage) essential oil as regulators of cellular redox balance
Porres-Martínez M, González-Burgos E, Carretero ME, Gómez-Serranillos MP
Pharmaceutical Biology, 2014
Efficacy of aromatherapy (Lavandula angustifolia) as an intervention for agitated behaviours in Chinese older persons with dementia: a cross-over randomized trial
Lin PW, Chan WC, Ng BF, Lam LC
International Journal of Geriatric Phychiatry, 2007
Pilot study of pharmacological treatment for frontotemporal lobar degeneration: Effect of lavender aroma therapy on behavioral and psychological symptoms
Kimura T, Takamatsu J
Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2010
Nurses experience of aromatherapy use with dementia patients experiencing disturbed sleep patterns. An action research project
Johannessen B
Complementary Therapy in Clinical Practice, 2013