Correlation between anticholinergic burden and behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients with cognitive impairment and dementia
In conclusion, the anticholinergic burden might play a role as a risk factor for developing more severe BPSD in patients with subjective cognitive impairment, MCI and dementia, independently of the degree of cognitive impairment.
Authors
- Sabrina Pistorio
- Leonardo Bencivenga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9575-8337)
- Grazia Daniela Femminella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7397-483X)
- Michela Zanetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2634-6363)
- Raffaella Merenda
- Gianluca Scotto Di Tella
- Giuseppe Rengo
Institutions
- University of Trieste (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.086393
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00