<p>One simple stopgap measure: increased mental activity. Like, a regimen of one Sudoku (or more dedicated stuff, like one Brain Age session) per day.</p>
<p>It's no panacea, but odds are it will at least slow the progression, and the potential for backfire is essentially nil. Granted, it might not be as effective as proper medications, but he can start on this while you find out if there are good meds.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 21, 2011 7:50 AM, "Stefano Vaj" <<a href="mailto:stefano.vaj@gmail.com">stefano.vaj@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> The father of a good friend of mine has been regrettably diagnosed (well,<br>
> such diagnoses appear to be really final only after post-mortem<br>> investigations, but probability is very high...) to be in the very first<br>> stages of Alzheimer.<br>> <br>> Besides the protein I am folding right now in a Folding@Home task on my PC,<br>
> I am not really up-to-date with regard to either official state-of-the-art<br>> and etherodox approaches. Has anybody some information or sources that he<br>> would care to share?<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Stefano Vaj<br>
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