Anticholinergic load negatively correlates with recovery of cognitive activities of daily living for geriatric patients after stroke in the convalescent stage.
Eiji KoseT HiraiT SekiS HidakaT HamamotoPublished in: Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics (2018)
A causal relationship cannot be established, but increased ARS scores during hospitalization may predict limited cognitive functional improvement in geriatric patients after stroke. Alternatively, cognitive impairment may lead to increased use of anticholinergic drugs.