Are antidementia drugs associated with reduced mortality after a hospital emergency admission in the population with dementia aged 65 years and older?

Abstract Introduction People with dementia experience poor outcomes after hospital admission, with mortality being particularly high. There is no cure for dementia; antidementia medications have been shown to improve cognition and function, but their effect on mortality in real‐world settings is lit...

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Main Authors: Simona Hapca, Jennifer Kirsty Burton, Vera Cvoro, Emma Reynish, Peter T. Donnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.07.011
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