Anticholinergic drugs and functional, cognitive impairment and behavioral disturbances in patients from a memory clinic with subjective cognitive decline or neurocognitive disorders

Anticholinergic drugs and functional, cognitive impairment and behavioral disturbances in patients from a memory clinic with subjective cognitive decline or neurocognitive disorders

Abstract Background Drugs with anticholinergic properties may be associated with various adverse clinical effects. The relationship between the anticholinergic (AC) burden and functional, global cognitive performance and behavior disturbances was assessed among elderly patients. Methods A cross-sect...

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Main Authors: Virginie Dauphinot, Christelle Mouchoux, Sébastien Veillard, Floriane Delphin-Combe, Pierre Krolak-Salmon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Cognitive disorders and dementia
Functional disorders
Adverse effects
Neuropharmacology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-017-0284-4

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