Risk factors for dementia in Parkinson's Disease - the overuse of anticholinergic drugs.
Jakub J MalkiewiczAmadeusz G KasprzykDamian WaksmundzkiJulia WęgrzynekTomasz ChmielaJoanna SiudaPublished in: Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska (2023)
The anticholinergic burden is larger in PDD patients compared to PD patients without dementia. CALS or ACB scales are helpful in this risk assessment and might be crucial to avoid the development of PDD, especially in older PD patients with multimorbidities.