Galantamine-induced pisa syndrome: Memantine as an alternative

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 660-661

  Chen, Chien Fang ^a   Hsu, Hong Chieh ^a   Ouyang, Wen Chen ^a   Lin, Yu Chung ^a  

^a Jianan Mental Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALANTAMINE; MEMANTINE; SERTRALINE; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PISA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; GALANTAMINE; HUMANS; MEMANTINE; SYNDROME;

EID: 46749101674     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2021     Document Type: Letter

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