Effective treatment with clozapine and valproate for refractory schizophrenia-like psychosis after cerebellar hemorrhage

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-132

  Almeida, Jaime ^a,b   Serrão, Eva Mendes ^c   Almeida, Andre Traça ^d   Afonso, Joana Gois ^e  

^a NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO FRANCISCO XAVIER   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL FERNANDO FONSECA   (Portugal)

^d Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^e Hospital D Estef nia   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; clozapine; psychosis; refractory; valproate

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACEREBELLAR HEMATOMA; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; REFRACTORY SCHIZOPHRENIA LIKE PSYCHOSIS; RIGHT HEMIPARESIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CLOZAPINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959243294     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: 1537162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNF.0b013e31821f4d91     Document Type: Article

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