Research Article

Testing Van Gool’s Hypothesis: A Method to Predict Side Effects of Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Patients with Cellular Degenerative and Vascular Dementia

Table 1

Demographic data and comparisons between groups on the task and questionnaire.

ADVaD df-value -value

Age (years)77.93 ± 6.552 78.93 ± 7.870.242.624
Gender M : F27 : 30 9 : 5701.274.263
MMSE 20.54 ± 3.92821.29 ± 4.25070.388.535
Number of side effects .656 ± .701.600 ± .894633.023.087
Occurrence of side effects25 : 274 : 863.840.363
Mean RT (ms)829.840 ± 445.7511099.162 ± 519.219703.845.027

Mean ± SD, MMSE = Mini-Mental Stage Examination, RT = reaction time, AD = Alzheimer’s disease, VaD = vascular dementia, and df = degrees of freedom.