Quetiapine vs. risperidone in treating psychosis in neurosyphilis: a case report

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-361

  Taycan, Okan ^a   Ugur, Mufit ^a   Ozmen, Mine ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

General paralysis of insane; Neurosyphilis; Psychosis; Quetiapine; Risperidone

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; MEMANTINE; PENICILLIN G; PROBENECID; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PSYCHOSIS; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLINS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISPERIDONE;

EID: 33745236611     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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