Lorazepam-reversible catatonia in the elderly can mimic dementia, coma and stroke

Age and Ageing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 229-

  Alisky, Joseph Martin ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM;

AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; COMA; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATATONIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMA; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MALE;

EID: 33947403101     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afl168     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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