Ekbom's syndrome: Two case reports treated with olanzapine

Clinical Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 124-127

  Poli, Roberto ^a   Agrimi, Emilia ^a  

^a CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delusional disorder; Delusional parasitosis; Dermatozoic delusion; Ekbom's sindrome

Indexed keywords

OLANZAPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EKBOM SYNDROME; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MENINGIOMA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARASITOSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMISSION; SCRATCHING; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN DEFECT; TACTILE HALLUCINATION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 68249139025     PISSN: 17244935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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