Open AccessAssociations of acetylcholinesterase inhibitor treatment with reduced mortality in Alzheimer's disease: a retrospective survival analysis
Author(s) -
Christoph Mueller,
Gayan Perera,
Richard D. Hayes,
Hitesh Shetty,
Robert Stewart
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afx098
Subject(s) - medicine , acetylcholinesterase , retrospective cohort study , disease , acetylcholinesterase inhibitor , alzheimer's disease , survival analysis , gerontology , oncology , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme
dementia is increasingly recognised as life-limiting condition. Although the benefits of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) on cognition and function are well established, their effect on survival is less clear.
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