Toxic catatonia secondary to azithromycin [1]

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 492-493

  Plana, Maria Teresa ^a   Blanch, Jordi ^a   Romero, Soledad ^a   Serra, Montserrat ^a   Gasto, Cristobal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLORTALIDONE; LORAZEPAM; SPIRONOLACTONE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EYELID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33645797633     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v67n0323a     Document Type: Letter

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