Donepezil in the treatment of hallucinations and delusions in Parkinson's disease

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-43

  Fabbrini, G ^a   Barbanti, P ^a   Aurilia, C ^a   Pauletti, C ^a   Lenzi, G L ^a   Meco, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delusions; Donepezil; Hallucinations; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LEVODOPA;

ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PARKINSON DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASAL NUCLEUS OF MEYNERT; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DELUSIONS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PIPERIDINES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036276359     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720200022     Document Type: Article

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