title: Alzheimer disease: clinical use of cholinergic drugs in Alzheimer disease.
abstract: Drugs acting on the cholinergic system can improve or worsen cognitive abilities, and their effects are particularly pronounced in frail elderly individuals and patients with alzheimer disease. Guidelines are urgently needed on the judicious use of cholinergic drugs.
authors.forename: Julie Eve
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Desmarais
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gauthier
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018678:Cholinergic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
chemical_list: D018678:Cholinergic Agents