Neuroleptic-resistant schizophrenia treated with clozapine and ECT

Convulsive Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-121

  Benatov, Reuben ^a   Sirota, Pinkhas ^a,b   Megged, Sorin ^a  

^a ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOTIAPINE; CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PERPHENAZINE; PIMOZIDE; THIORIDAZINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0029896652     PISSN: 07498055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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