Repeated electroconvulsive therapy for a patient with Capgras syndrome and Parkinsonism

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1084-1085

  Chiu, Nien Mu ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SELEGILINE; ZOTEPINE;

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; AGED; CAPGRAS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HAND TREMOR; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LETTER; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PARKINSONISM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RELAPSE; VIOLENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; CAPGRAS SYNDROME; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS;

EID: 67651108724     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.06.003     Document Type: Letter

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