Anticholinergic drug-induced delirium in an elderly alzheimer's dementia patient

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 199-206

  Gareri, P ^a,b   De Fazio, P ^c   Cotroneo, A ^d   Lacava, R ^b   Gallelli, L ^a   De Fazio, S ^a   De Sarro, G ^a  

^a Clinical Pharmacology Unit   (Italy)

^b ASL 7   (Italy)

^c Faculty of Medicine and Surgery   (Italy)

^d Azienda Sanitatria Locale di Torino 3   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer dementia; Anticholinergics; confusion assessment method; Cytochromes; Delirium in elderly; Galantamine; Haloperidol; Quetiapine

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINE ALFOSCERATE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DUTASTERIDE; FLURAZEPAM; GALANTAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INDOBUFEN; LORAZEPAM; METHYLDOPA; NARCOTIC AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; ORPHENADRINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; QUETIAPINE; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; TAMSULOSIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; STOMACH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GABA MODULATORS; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; ORPHENADRINE;

EID: 33847240928     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.01.027     Document Type: Article

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