Inhibition of selective noradrenergic reuptake as treatment of pathological laughter [14]

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-110

  Møller, Mette ^a,b   Andersen, Grethe ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; NORTRIPTYLINE; REBOXETINE; STEROID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOLOGICAL LAUGHTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STEROID THERAPY; STROKE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOLINES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 33846185868     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31802e84ca     Document Type: Letter

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