Donepezil in the treatment of musical hallucinations

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-192

  Ukai, Satoshi ^a,c   Yamamoto, Masakiyo ^a   Tanaka, Michio ^b   Shinosaki, Kazuhiro ^c   Takeda, Masatoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Tanaka Clinic   (Japan)

^c WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Donepezil; Musical hallucinations; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; DONEPEZIL; ETIZOLAM; FLUVOXAMINE; MILNACIPRAN; NICERGOLINE; PAROXETINE; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MUSIC; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDANS; MUSIC; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 33847607960     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01636.x     Document Type: Article

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