A pilot study of rivastigmine in the treatment of delirium after stroke: A safe alternative

BMC Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Oldenbeuving, Annemarie W ^a   de Kort, Paul L M ^a   Jansen, Ben P W ^a   Kappelle, L Jaap ^b   Roks, Gerwin ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RIVASTIGMINE; TEMAZEPAM; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DELIRIUM; DIARRHEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53249134735     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-8-34     Document Type: Article

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