Successful treatment of hallucinations associated with sensory impairment using gabapentin

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 364-366

  Holroyd, Suzanne ^a   Sabeen, Samia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 52649178922     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2008.20.3.364     Document Type: Article

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