Cumulative Use of Strong Anticholinergics and Incident Dementia

Many medications have anticholinergic effects. In general, anticholinergic-induced cognitive impairment is considered reversible on discontinuation of anticholinergic therapy. However, a few studies suggest that anticholinergics may be associated with an increased risk for dementia.To examine whether cumulative anticholinergic use is associated with a higher risk for incident dementia.Prospective population-based cohort study using data from the...