Mirtazapine completely relieves severe insomnia in a patient with Lewy body dementia

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-141

  Luckhaus, Christian ^a   Jacob, Christian ^a   Reif, Andreas ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypnotic; Insomnia; Lewy body dementia; Mirtazapine; Neuroleptic hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; MIRTAZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN 2A ANTAGONIST; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; SIDE EFFECT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0042768694     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500310001987     Document Type: Article

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