Long-term antipsychotic medication of schizophrenics does not promote the development of Alzheimer's disease brain pathology

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 165-167

  Niizato, Kazuhiro ^a,b   Ikeda, Kenji ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN MATSUZAWA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Chlorpromazine; Free radical; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TAU PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029884030     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(96)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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