Cognitive decline in older persons initiating anticholinergic medications.

Cognitive decline in older persons initiating anticholinergic medications.

This study examines the effect of initiating medications with anticholinergic activity on the cognitive functions of older persons.Participants were 896 older community-dwelling, Catholic clergy without baseline dementia. Medication data was collected annually. The Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden S...

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Main Authors: Raj C Shah, Alicia L Janos, Julia E Kline, Lei Yu, Sue E Leurgans, Robert S Wilson, Peter Wei, David A Bennett, Kenneth M Heilman, Jack W Tsao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3669362?pdf=render

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