Neuropsychiatric side effects with mefloquine chemoprophylaxis: Two case reports;Manifestations neuropsychiatriques sous prophylaxie antipaludique par mefloquine: A propos de deux observations

Encephale

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 67-70

  Lebain, P ^a   Juliard, C ^a   Davy, J P ^a   Dollfus, S ^a  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Chemoprophylaxis; Malaria; Mefloquine; Neuropsychiatric side effects

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PARANOIA; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; TRAVEL;

EID: 0033802385     PISSN: 00137006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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