Efficacy and safety of quetiapine treatment for delusional parasitosis: Experience in an elderly patient

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 310-312

  Milia, Antonio ^a,b   Mascia, Maria G ^a   Pilia, Giuseppina ^a   Paribello, Alessandra ^a   Murgia, Daniela ^a   Cocco, Eleonora ^a   Marrosu, Maria G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delusional parasitosis; Geriatric psychosis; Quetiapine

Indexed keywords

QUETIAPINE; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DELUSIONAL PARASITOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECTOPARASITE; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; HUMANS; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID;

EID: 65849309318     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNF.0b013e3181587ce4     Document Type: Article

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