Delirium resulting from paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis caused by Hodgkin's disease

Psychosomatics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 498-501

  Kung, Simon ^a   Mueller, Paul S ^a   Geda, Yonas E ^a   Krahn, Lois E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; DACARBAZINE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; VINBLASTINE; ZIPRASIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; MOOD DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PARANOIA; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0036841784     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.43.6.498     Document Type: Letter

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