Gia, 85 years of age, is in a specialized nursing home for patients with dementia. Recently, she has been frighteningly aggressive and the staff is exploring pharmacological management using antipsychotics. What risk is elevated in elderly patients with dementia who are given antipsychotics?
A) hypersexuality
B) death
C) blindness
D) COPD
B
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