Clozapine-induced stuttering: A case series

Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-334

  Krishnakanth, Manepalli ^a   Phutane, Vivek Haridas ^a   Muralidharan, Kesavan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CLOZAPINE; FLUPENTIXOL; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; STUTTERING; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA;

EID: 49449116234     PISSN: 15235998     EISSN: 1555211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/pcc.v10n0411e     Document Type: Letter

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