Neuroleptic-induced parkinsonism in elderly patients diagnosed with psychotic major depression and dementia of the Alzheimer type

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 311-319

  Sweet, Robert A ^a,b   Mulsant, Benoit H ^a   Pollock, Bruce G ^a   Rosen, Jules ^a   Altieri, Linda P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PERPHENAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSONISM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0029827333     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199622440-00005     Document Type: Article

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