Chronic schizophrenia and idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
A case is reported of a patient with autopsy-confirmed idiopathic Parkinson's disease in addition to chronic paranoid schizophrenia. Difficulties in the diagnosis and management of these two conditions are described. Because of the treatment implications, clinicians should be aware that idiopathic Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia can coexist.
Lam
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Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016631:Lewy Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008125:Locus Coeruleus / Q000473:pathology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000502:physiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000473:pathology
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents