Psychotic depression: An atypical initial presentation of multiple sclerosis

Psychosomatics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 72-75

  Clarke, Theresa ^a   Wadhwa, Uttam ^a   Leroi, Iracema ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVOXAMINE; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY;

EID: 0031901412     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(98)71384-2     Document Type: Letter

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