Recurrent paroxysmal episodes characterized by perceptual alteration in three schizophrenic patients on neuroleptic medication

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 99-101

  Higuchi, Hisashi ^a,b   Shimizu, Tetsuo ^a   Hishikawa, Yasuo ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yuri Kumiai General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biperiden; Dopaminergic hypoactivity; Neuroleptics; Paroxysmal perceptual alteration; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BIPERIDEN; BROMAZEPAM; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; ZOTEPINE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CASE REPORT; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0030950829     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1997.tb02369.x     Document Type: Article

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