Administration of inositol to a patient with bipolar disorder and psoriasis: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Kontoangelos, Konstantinos ^a   Vaidakis, Nikolaos ^a   Zervas, Ioannis ^a   Thomadaki, Olga ^a   Christaki, Smaragda ^a   Stavrianeas, Nikolaos G ^a   Papadimitriou, George N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETRETIN; INOSITOL; LITHIUM CARBONATE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM SULPHATE; LORAZEPAM; METHOTREXATE; MIRTAZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DETERIORATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MANIA; MONOTHERAPY; MOOD; PSORIASIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953413891     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-3-69     Document Type: Article

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