Clinical Study

Gait and Equilibrium in Subcortical Vascular Dementia

Table 2

A synopsis of the drugs employed by the two groups of patients at baseline.

Drug utilization mg/dayBaseline12 months24 months36 months

ACE inhibitors54 patients89 patients94 patients164 patients
Enalapril, mean (±SD) dose27. 4 ± 4.325.56 ± 3.6525.56 ± 3.6525.56 ± 3.65
Ramipril, mean (±SD) dose3.41 ± 2.83.1 ± 1.893.1 ± 1.893.1 ± 1.89
Quinapril, mean (±SD) dose5.11 ± 1.17.41 ± 0.87.6 ± 1.49.41 ± 1.8

Sartan78 patients67 patients89 patients102 patients
Losartan, mean (±SD) dose,45.56 ± 23.5449.67 ± 21.2349.67 ± 21.2349.67 ± 21.23
Telmisartan, mean (±SD) dose43.12 ± 12.2345.12 ± 1.4540.2 ± 9.741.3 ± 9.6
Candesartan, mean (±SD) dose16. 2 ± 2.3216. 7 ± 6.1612. 2 ± 5.6514. 2 ± 4.32

Calcium antagonists84 patients93 patients123 patients153 patients
Amlodipine, mean (±SD) dose6.0 ± 4.105.6 ± 2.345.6 ± 2.345.6 ± 2.34
Felodipine, mean (±SD) dose7.5 ± 2.216.9 ± 3.56.9 ± 3.56.9 ± 3.5
Lacidipine, means (±SD) dose4.5 ± 1.347.5 ± 0.217.67 ±1.35.56 ± 2.7

Antidiabetic medication86 patients112 patients98 patients105 patients
Glimepiride, mean (±SD) dose1.0 ± 0.341.5 ± 0.561.43 ± 0.872.5 ± 0.12
Glibenclamide, mean (±SD) dose5.5 ± 2.126.7 ± 1.437.5 ± 2.127.7 ± 3.5
Repaglinide, mean (±SD) dose2.5 ± 0.342.65 ± 1.343.0 ± 1.314.0 ± 0.3
Metformina, mean (±SD) dose950.5 ± 43.301200.5 ± 140.3950.7 ± 443.31150.5 ± 153.3

Antiplatelet drugs111 patients149 patients210 patients249 patients
Ticlopidine, mean (±SD) dose250 mg, b.i.d250 mg b.i.d250 mg b.i.d250 mg b.i.d

ASA117 patients224 patients326 patients378 patients
Mean (±SD) dose300300300300

Digoxin23 patients25 patients25 patients25 patients
Mean (±SD) dose0.23 ± 0.120.22 ± 0.130.22 ± 0.130.22 ± 0.13

Loop diuretics53 patients87 patients78 patients96 patients
Furosemide29.45 ± 7.8928.56 ± 8.9228.56 ± 8.9228.56 ± 8.92

Thiazide diuretics65 patients87 patients93 patients114 patients
Amiloride or hydrocnlorothiazide, mean (±SD)14.7 ± 7.5017.7 ± 3.5017.7 ± 3.5017.7 ± 3.50

Lipid lowering drugs87 patients124 patients84 patients84 patients
Torvastatin mean (±SD) dose20.34 ± 8.7621.34 ± 6.7621.34 ± 6.7621.34 ± 6.76
Simvastatin mean (±SD) dose21.34 ± 7.6722.43 ± 7.2122.43 ± 7.2122.43 ± 7.21
Pravastatin mean (±SD) dose19.87 ± 8.6724.54 ± 8.1224.54 ± 8.1224.54 ± 8.12

Nitroglycerine or analogue126 patients119 patients139 patients149 patients
Isosorbide mononitrate, mean (±SD) dose36.67 ± 11.235.34 ± 10.5635.34 ± 10.5635.34 ± 10.56

Bronchodilators59 patients87 patients97 patients104 patients
Steroids, mean (±SD) dose25.78± 11.231.8± 7.721.8± 6.531.8± 7.3

A combination of the above therapies112 patients183 patients245 patients345 patients