Amantadine reduces mania in borna disease virus-infected non-psychotic bipolar patients

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 202-203

  Ohlmeler, M D ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Bode, L ^b   Sieg, S ^a   Feutl, S ^a   Ludwig, H ^c   Emrich, H M ^a   Dietrich, D E ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; LITHIUM; OXAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCALP PRURITUS; VIRUS INFECTION; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; AMANTADINE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORNA DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 54749102285     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078748     Document Type: Article

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