Relation between cholinesterase inhibitor and Pisa syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report two patients who developed Pisa syndrome after treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors--cognition-enhancing novel agents for patients with Alzheimer's disease. Cholinergic excess could be another factor in Pisa syndrome, especially in cholinergically-imbalanced Alzheimer's disease.