Reduction of parkinsonism and psychosis with mirtazapine: A case report

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 81-83

  Godschalx Dekker, J A ^a   Siegers, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

hallucinations; Lewy bodies; mirtazapine; Parkinson's disease; psychosis; SSRI

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; CARBIDOPA PLUS ENTACAPONE PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; CLOZAPINE; MIRTAZAPINE; PERGOLIDE; QUETIAPINE; RIVASTIGMINE; ROPINIROLE; SELEGILINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MIANSERIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; COMPLICATION; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

AGED; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIANSERIN; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84901381329     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: 14390795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1367014     Document Type: Article

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