Topiramate-induced delusional parasitosis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 597-599

  Fleury, V ^a   Wayte, J ^a   Kiley, M ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delusional parasitosis; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DELUSIONS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 41549152831     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.12.017     Document Type: Article

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