Treatment of Aggressive Behavior in Dementia with the Anticonvulsant Topiramate: A Retrospective Pilot Study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-309

  Fhager, Benny ^a   Meiri, Inga Maj ^a   Sjögren, Magnus ^a   Edman, Åke ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anticonvulsant; BPSD; Dementia; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PILOT STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISPERIDONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346880230     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610203009554     Document Type: Letter

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