Relationship between donepezil and fracture risk in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies.

Shoya MatsumotoMitsutaka YakabeTatsuya HosoiKenji FujimoriJunko TamakiShinichi NakatohShigeyuki IshiiNobukazu OkimotoMasahiro AkishitaMasayuki IkiSumito Ogawa

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2024)

Donepezil administration in Japanese people aged ≥65 years with DLB was significantly associated with a decreased risk of hip fracture. Donepezil may provide new benefits to DLB patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; ••: ••-••.

Keyphrases

hip fracture
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
mild cognitive impairment
prognostic factors