Anticholinergics may negatively impact cognition and memory 1) 2). Newer agents (tolterodine, darifenacin) have less impact on memory. Trospium, a quaternary amine, crosses the blood-brain barrier less readily than other anticholinergics and may have a less negative impact 3).


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