International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Jul 2004
Delirium in elderly hospitalised patients: protective effects of chronic rivastigmine usage.
To investigate the efficacy of the chronic usage of the cholinesterase inhibitor rivastigmine in patients with dementia in the prevention of delirium in case of hospitalisation. ⋯ Chronic rivastigmine use may contribute to the prevention of a delirium in a high-risk group of elderly hospitalised patients suffering from dementia.