Experimental treatment could ease ‘misunderstood’ dementia symptom
08-06-2026 17:01 via globalnews.ca

Experimental treatment could ease ‘misunderstood’ dementia symptom

Experimental research at a Toronto Baycrest hospital is exploring whether a decades-old drug can help treat a little-known symptom of advanced dementia called paratonia.
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