Carbamazepine for neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with dementia?

By Vimal Aga, MD Dr. Aga is a board-certified geriatric psychiatrist and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. My recommendation Carbamazepine may be used to treat hostility/aggression/agitation in persons with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, or mixed dementia. But, caution must be used. Does…