Associations between Anticholinergic Burden and Adverse Health Outcomes in Parkinson Disease.

Elderly adults should avoid medications with anticholinergic effects since they may increase the risk of adverse events, including falls, delirium, and cognitive impairment. However, data on anticholinergic burden are limited in subpopulations, such as individuals with Parkinson disease (PD). The ob...

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Main Authors: James A G Crispo, Allison W Willis, Dylan P Thibault, Yannick Fortin, Harlen D Hays, Douglas S McNair, Lise M Bjerre, Dafna E Kohen, Santiago Perez-Lloret, Donald R Mattison, Daniel Krewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4777375?pdf=render