Tolerability and effectiveness of lamotrigine in complex elderly patients

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-11

  Aulakh, Jasdeep S ^a,b   Hawkins, James W ^a,b   Athwal, Herman S ^b   Sheikh, Javaid I ^a,b   Yesavage, Jerome ^a,b   Tinklenberg, Jared R ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agitation; Dementia; Geriatrics; Lamotrigine

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE;

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SEIZURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES;

EID: 14644440842     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988704271762     Document Type: Review

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