Case report of carbamazepine treatment of organic brain syndrome with psychotic features.
Impaired cognitive function in the presence of psychotic symptoms is often difficult to diagnose and treat. Carbamazepine, in a longitudinally controlled fashion, improved orientation, memory, and psychotic symptoms in a patient with previously diagnosed bipolar illness and multi-infarct dementia.
D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests
D002220:Carbamazepine