Anticholinergic and benzodiazepine medication use and risk of incident dementia
Carlota M Grossi,
Kathryn Richardson,
Chris Fox,
Ian Maidment,
Nicholas Steel,
Yoon K Loke,
Antony Arthur,
Phyo Kyaw Myint,
Noll Campbell,
Malaz Boustani,
Louise Robinson,
Carol Brayne,
Fiona E Matthews,
George M Savva
Oct 20, 2020
BACKGROUND: Studies suggest that anticholinergic medication or benzodiazepine use could increase dementia risk. We tested this hypothesis using data from a UK cohort study. METHODS: We used data from the baseline (Y0), 2-year...