Anticholinergic burden and cognitive function in a large German cohort of hospitalized geriatric patients.

PURPOSE:Previous studies suggest an association between use of anticholinergic drugs in elderly patients and cognitive impairment. However, there are still limited data on the association of anticholinergic drug use and cognitive impairment as well as contribution of individual drugs to anticholiner...

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Main Authors: Barbara Pfistermeister, Thomas Tümena, Karl-Günter Gaßmann, Renke Maas, Martin F Fromm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5302450?pdf=render