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Treatment with the direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) apixaban and rivaroxaban associated with significant worsening of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)

We report the cases of two patients who developed worsening behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), coinciding with starting the factor Xa inhibitor direct oral anticoagulant medications apixaban and rivaroxaban, respectively. Both patients required detaining under the Mental Heal...

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Autores principales: Porter, Kim Maria Frances, Hargreaves, Iain Parry, De Souza, Stephen, Goddard, Rebecca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7942237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33685912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240059