Akinetic mutism responsive to bromocriptine following subdural hematoma evacuation in a patient with hydrocephalus - Case report

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 419-423

  Kim, Myoung Soo ^a   Rhee, Jong Joo ^a,b   Lee, Seung Jun ^a   Kwon, Seon Joo ^a   Lee, Chae Heuck ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Cheongju St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Akinetic mutism; Bromocriptine; Hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; BROMOCRIPTINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; LEVODOPA; MONOAMINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

AKINETIC MUTISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; THALAMUS;

AKINETIC MUTISM; BROMOCRIPTINE; CHILD; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, INTRACRANIAL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 35148845670     PISSN: 04708105     EISSN: 13498029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.47.419     Document Type: Article

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