Cholinesterase inhibitors in patients with diabetes mellitus and dementia: an open-cohort study of ~23 000 patients from the Swedish Dementia Registry

ObjectiveCholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) and memantine are the only approved pharmacological treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recent literature suggests reductions in cardiovascular burden and risk of stroke in ChEI users. However, the clinical effectiveness of these drugs in patients with...

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Main Authors: Bengt Winblad, Juraj Secnik, Emilia Schwertner, Michael Alvarsson, Sara Garcia-Ptacek, Dorota Religa, Maria Eriksdotter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Online Access:https://drc.bmj.com/content/8/1/e000833.full