Hallucinations associated with modafinil treatment for narcolepsy

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 408-409

  Yasui Furukori, Norio ^a   Kusunoki, Masato ^a   Kaneko, Sunao ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NARCOLEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; NARCOLEPSY;

EID: 68449103665     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181accefe     Document Type: Letter

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