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Olanzapine is a newer atypical antipsychotic agent with a pharmacological profile very similar to that of clozapine [ 11 ] . In human brain tissue, olanzapine displays very high affinity for the H1 histamine receptor, high affinity for 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors [ 12 ] . In addition it also shows affinity for D2, muscarinic, and alpha1 receptors, with lower affinity for alpha2, 5-HT1D and 5-HT1A receptors (Table 1 [ 12 ] ).
This is consistent with other studies, which found that patients using antipsychotic agents [ 19 ] or displaying psychotic symptoms [ 1 19 20 21 ] are more likely to experience a faster functional decline.
Antipsychotic medication use was also consistently found to be a predictor of having an increased risk of disability, regardless of how dependence was measured.
A three-point difference in MMSE score was associated with an increase in the adjusted odds of requiring more than 12 hours of supervision of 43% at the time of the assessment; and if dependence is measured as level three or higher, the odds increase by 82%, even after adjusting for age, gender and use of antipsychotic medication.
In addition to the two measures of cognitive functioning, age, gender, time since onset of cognitive problems, use of antipsychotic medication, presence of extrapyramidal symptoms, and living situation were considered as potential predictors.