Clozapine-induced myoclonus and generalized seizures

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 367-370

  Sajatovic, Martha ^a   Meltzer, Herbert Y ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Myoclonus; Schizophrenia; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029923825     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00499-8     Document Type: Article

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