The neuropsychiatric aspect of Addison's disease: A case report

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Abdel Motleb, Mohamed ^a  

^a Ahmed Maher's Teaching Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Addison's disease; Depression; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84869443038     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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