Table 4 Sample of patients with dementia subdivided according to medication prescribed for dementia relevant co-morbidities
Dementia | Patients | Medication 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Antidepressants | Antipsychotics | Benzodiazepine | Anti-Parkinson drugs | Antiepileptics | Sedatives |
| Â | N | [n (%)] | [n (%)] | [n (%)] | [n (%)] | [n (%)] | [n (%)] |
Dementia in Alzheimer's disease | 60 | 20 (33.3) | 22 (36.7) | 9 (15.0) | 7 (11.7) | 7 (11.7) | 7 (11.7) |
Vascular dementia | 145 | 15 (10.3) | 12 (8.3) | 13 (9.0) | 4 (2.8) | 4 (2.8) | 8 (5.5) |
Dementia in Parkinson's disease | 42 | 13 (31.0) | 11 (26.2) | 3 (7.1) | 28 (66.7) | 28 (66.7) | 3 (7.1) |
Unspecified dementia | 330 | 75 (22.7) | 43 (13.0) | 32 (9.7) | 6 (1.8) | 6 (1.8) | 27 (8.2) |
Total | 577 | 123 (20.2) | 88 (15.3) | 57 (9.9) | 45 (7.8) | 45 (7.8) | 45 (7.8) |