JUL 30, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anticholinergic Burden and Cognitive Function, Depressive Symptoms, and Functional Performance in Individuals With Neurocognitive Disorders: Real-World Evidence
Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
Observational study in real-world clinical setting demonstrates consistent associations between anticholinergic burden and multiple cognitive, functional, and mood domains across diagnostic groups, but cannot establish causation and lacks a comparator intervention.
Reported
Sample size - no cognitive impair…301
Sample size - mild neurocognitive…264
Sample size - Alzheimer's major n…114