Beneficial effect of risperidone on sleep disturbance and psychosis following traumatic brain injury

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 273-275

  Schreiber, S ^a,b,c   Klag, E ^c,d   Gross, Y ^c,e   Segman, R H ^f   Pick, C G ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Neuropsychological Unit for Treatment and Rehabilitation   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Psychosis; Risperidone; Sleep disturbances; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DELUSION; HUMAN; JEALOUSY; MALE; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0031739138     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-199811000-00006     Document Type: Article

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