Cholinesterase Inhibitor Induced Urinary Incontinence in Dementia:A Management Dilemma

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  • Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow - 226003, Uttar Pradesh ,IN
  • Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow - 226003, Uttar Pradesh ,IN
  • Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow - 226003, Uttar Pradesh ,IN

Keywords:

Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Dementia, Urinary Incontinence.

Abstract

Cholinesterase inhibitors are effective pharmacological modality of treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Urinary incontinence is a relatively uncommon side effect of cholinesterase inhibitors. It is difficult to differentiate the incontinence as a result of progression of the neurodegenerative process of dementia or due to medications or due to underlying local pathology (age-related). It seems illogical to recommend anticholinergics, which are commonly recommended for treatment of urinary incontinence, in patients with dementia who have already acetylcholine-deprived brain. We here discuss the management dilemma of urinary incontinence in a patient with Alzheimer's disease with review of literature.

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2015-08-01

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Garg, K., Kishor, K., & Kar, S. K. (2015). Cholinesterase Inhibitor Induced Urinary Incontinence in Dementia:A Management Dilemma. Toxicology International, 22(2), 123–125. Retrieved from http://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/toxi/article/view/20269

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