Pisa syndrome in a patient in a wheelchair taking valproic acid [2]

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-326

  Yohanan, Monique ^a   Aulakh, Jasdeep S ^a   Weith, Joanne ^a   Hawkins, James W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PISA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; WHEELCHAIR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; DYSTONIA; PSYCHOSIS;

AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 33645009515     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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