Clozapine treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
Treating psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the more difficult problems in clinical psychiatry. In this case report, a patient with PD and psychosis was treated with the novel neuroleptic clozapine and sustained improvement in both behavior and PD symptoms.
Roberts
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HE
Medical Psychiatry Unit, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dean
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RC
Stoudemire
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D003024:Clozapine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance
D003024:Clozapine