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Table 3 Represents the results of the included studies

From: Efficacy of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors on reducing hippocampal atrophy rate: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study ID

Arms

% of THVC, Mean (SD)

%of RHVC, Mean (SD)

% of LHVC, Mean (SD)

Cognitive Assessment

Dubois [20]

Placebo

-3.47 (3.069)

-3.45 (0.36)

-3.64 (0.39)

No Sig. difference

between treatment groups

Donepezil 10 mg

-1.89 (3.079)

-2.02 (0.39)

-1.81 (0.41)

Hashimoto [21]

Placebo

-5.04 (2.84)

-

-

-

Donepezil 5 mg

-3.82 (2.54)

-

-

Jack [22]

Placebo

-5.44 (3.2)

-

-

Statistically significant (p < 0.001) of correlation (spearman r of -0.38 for MMSE and − 0.49 for CDR)

Donepezil 10 mg

-4.6 (2.18)

-

-

Vitamin E (2000 U/I)

-4.86 (2.5)

-

-

-

Krishnan [23]

Placebo

-8.2 (9.9)

-7.6 (12)

-7.8 (10.5)

-

Donepezil 10 mg

-0.4 (2.9)

1.4 (16)

-1.7 (15)

Prins [24]

Placebo

-0.24 (2.937)

-

-

-

Galantamine

-

-

Roman [25]

Placebo

0.54 (9.421)

-

-

-

Donepezil 5 mg

-0.71 (9.715)

-

-

Schuff [26]

Placebo

-2.23 (7.155)

-2.39 (8.273)

-2.03 (8.497)

-

Donepezil 10 mg

-1.64 (6.763)

-1.19 (7.89)

-1.96 (8.095)

Traini [27]

Donepezil 10 mg

-

There was a statistically significant difference in favor of Donepezil 10 mg plus Choline Alphoscerate (D + C).

-

Donepezil 10 mg + Choline Alphoscerate

-

Moon [28]

Placebo

donepezil-treated patients have reduced rate of hippocampal atrophy (p < 0.001)

-

-

K-MMSE scores in donepezil-treated patients are positively correlated with GM volume of the Hippocampus (p = 0.001)

Donepezil 10 mg

-

-

Control

-

-