The treatment of stupor associated with MRI evidence of cerebrovascular disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 791-794

  Spear, Jon ^a,b   Ranger, Maya ^b   Herzberg, Joe ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Catatonia; Cerebrovascular disease; Depressive disorder; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; MOCLOBEMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STUPOR;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CATATONIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DELIRIUM, DEMENTIA, AMNESTIC, COGNITIVE DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAZEPAM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030880067     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199708)12:8<791::AID-GPS606>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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