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Suggest Medication For Frontotemporal Dementia

MY Father was prescibed the medication Amantadine HCL 100mg Cap.He has Fronto-Temporal Dementia. Everything I have read on this med. is for parkinsons and flu. Do I give this to my Father ? I know Medication have many different uses. But I need clarification. Thank you
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Hi, your father having frontotemporal dementia can be given tab amantadine .Actually Parkinson disease is one cause of dementia so you are requested to consult neurologist and he may require other drugs for PD .Thanks
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Suggest Medication For Frontotemporal Dementia

Hi, your father having frontotemporal dementia can be given tab amantadine .Actually Parkinson disease is one cause of dementia so you are requested to consult neurologist and he may require other drugs for PD .Thanks