Consultation-liaison psychiatry and prevention of severe neuroleptic sensitivity reactions in dementia with Lewy bodies

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 536-537

  Hassan, Islam ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSULTATION; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; NEUROLEPTIC SENSITIVITY REACTION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; PSYCHIATRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 81155123777     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10398562.2011.580750     Document Type: Letter

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