Donepezil-induced chorea in Alzheimer's disease [6]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1752-1753

  Nozaki, I ^a   Inao, G ^b   Yamada, M ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Koseiren Namerikawa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPERIDEN; CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; DONEPEZIL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOREA; HUMANS; INDANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PIPERIDINES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 37749034141     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-007-0627-3     Document Type: Letter

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