A son accompanies his father, who has dementia, to his follow up appointment

A son accompanies his father, who has dementia, to his follow up appointment. You can tell the son is very upset by his father’s recent decline. He tells you he has heard about the “dementia medications” and wants to try his father on them. You consider starting the medication and explain the goals of treatment for dementia include which of the following teaching points.? Group of answer choices Medications are helpful to slow the progression of the disease; but may not work in the later stages A multiple dose regimen of anticholinesterase inhibitors is effective in reversing some mild cognitive deficits. Medications are more effective in the later stages of dementia when cognitive declines are the most evident.