Posted by SLS on August 22, 2012, at 5:08:06
In reply to Re: Lou's third-person reply, posted by novelagent on August 22, 2012, at 1:23:49
> Lou,
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> The doctor who explained the sudden death risk (sudden death is the term used for a specific heart complication that also goes by a very long name) is a doctor who has actually written over 100 publications, one of which was on the subject. He mentioned doctors are looking to research (including himself) how to break down the geriatric patients who get sudden death while on an antipsychotic, to see if within this population, it's a specific type of geriatric patient's genes that predispose them to sudden death.Studies of Alzheimer's Dementia consistently demonstrate an association between antipsychotic use and an increased rate of mortality. Is this effect limited to Alzheimer's?
Regarding the use of antipsychotics in the elderly, I have seen studies indicating that Haldol is the most likely and Seroquel the least likely to increase rates of mortality.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22362541
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