Complementary & alternative medicine

Many individuals also use non-prescription and herbal/alternative remedies for symptoms. However, at this time there is no evidence for any herbal/alternative remedies. Gingko biloba (GB) has been widely used in Asian and European medicine, and recent animal studies support a GB antioxidant effect but, to date, there is no evidence of a beneficial effect on cognition or behavior. Vitamin E was reported to be an antioxidant possibly beneficial in Alzheimer's disease (AD), but recent evidence suggests otherwise. There is no evidence to support its use in FTD (Sano et al, 1997, Peterson 2005).