Exacerbation of tics secondary to clozapine therapy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1068-1070

  Bastiampillai, Tarun ^a,b   Dhillon, Rohan ^a,b   Mohindra, Ruchit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PSYCHOSIS; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; TIC;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TOURETTE SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749182528     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670802512081     Document Type: Letter

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