Mental confusion associated with scopolamine patch in elderly with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-207

  Seo, Sang Won ^a   Suh, Mee Kyung ^a   Chin, Juhee ^a   Na, Duk L ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Delirium; Mental confusion; Mild cognitive impairment; Transdermal scopolamine patch

Indexed keywords

SCOPOLAMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BALANCE DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DYSARTHRIA; EATING DISORDER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HALLUCINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LOGORRHEA; MENTAL DISEASE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOTION SICKNESS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; TRAVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCOPOLAMINE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 67649781866     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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