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Meanings of anticholinergic in English

Russian
холинолитические средства
Portuguese
anticolinérgico
Catalan
anticolinèrgic
Spanish
anticolinérgico

Chemical substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system.

Related terms
холинолитические средства
Portuguese
anti-colinérgico
Catalan
anticolinèrgic

Inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.

anti-colinérgico
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Examples for "anticholinergic agent"
Examples for "anticholinergic agent"
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Because the potential of tiotropium for additive effects is yet unknown, the acute effects of adding this anticholinergic agent to formoterol were also explored.
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Results showed that anticholinergic agents effectively reduced salivary flow.
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Reverse microdialysis of cholinergic antagonists within BF prevents the wake-promoting effect.
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Results: Impairments were seen after the administration of glutamatergic antagonists, but not cholinergic antagonists, in one of the two versions of PAL.
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Surprisingly, the enhanced wakefulness caused by cholinergic stimulation was abolished by simultaneous reverse microdialysis of cholinergic receptor antagonists into BF.
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Catalan
anticolinèrgic
Spanish
anticolinérgico

A substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine.

anticolinèrgic

A class of hallucinogen that produces delirium.

Usage of anticholinergic in English
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The anticholinergic drugs can cause muscle stiffness and neck pain, for example.
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There was no significant correlation between sexual dysfunction and anticholinergic side effects.
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The warning to not use anticholinergic drugs in Parkinson's disease is also important.
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In general, anticholinergic-induced cognitive impairment is considered reversible on discontinuation of anticholinergic therapy.
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We also examined length of stay and discharge disposition by anticholinergic medication exposure.
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We report a case of a probable anticholinergic drug-induced delirium in an elderly patient.
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Results were not different for high- and low-potency anticholinergic medications.
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The effect of anticholinergic medication correlated negatively with WCST performance in a small subsample.
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One in five people taking an antidepressant is on an anticholinergic drug, usually amitriptyline.
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Conclusion: A 4-week course of oral anticholinergic treatment have statistically significant effect on accommodation amplitude.
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Conclusions and relevance: Higher cumulative anticholinergic use is associated with an increased risk for dementia.
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These results suggest that acidic organelles contribute significantly to the distribution kinetics of anticholinergic drugs.
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Patients taking donepezil frequently use an anticholinergic medication concomitantly.
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Conclusions: Polypharmacy and use of anticholinergic medications are independently associated with frailty in old people.
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Results showed that anticholinergic agents effectively reduced salivary flow.
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As a group, these are known as anticholinergic drugs.
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