Baclofen withdrawal causes psychosis in otherwise unclouded consciousness

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 476-

  Malhotra, Tina ^a   Rosenzweig, Ivana ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DELUSION; DEPERSONALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 73549107684     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2009.21.4.476     Document Type: Letter

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