Clozapine-induced drop-attack and myoclonus

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-31

  Dhar, Romika ^a   Singh, Tushar ^a   Chavan, B S ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Jerks; Myoclonic

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLOZAPINE; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATONIC SEIZURE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; NEUROIMAGING; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; RELAPSE;

EID: 38349195054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14331055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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