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Pain relief—a first-line response to agitation in dementia?

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Now that antipsychotic medication is all but proscribed for the treatment of distress and disturbed behavior in people with dementia in care homes, the drive to identify effective alternative approaches is pressing. A study from Norway suggests that paracetamol may be effective in many cases, but some caution is required.

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  1. Dementia Services Development Center, Bangor University, 45 College Road, Bangor, LL57 2DG, Gwynedd, Wales

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  2. The Institute of Rehabilitation Dementia Group, University of Hull, Health House, Grange Park Lane, Willerby, HU10 6DT, Hull, UK

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