Quetiapine in the elderly with parkinsonism and psychosis.
In the present open prospective study the effects of quetiapine were investigated in two elderly patients with parkinsonism and psychosis. Treatment induced a marked antipsychotic effect that coincided with an improvement of general motor functioning. These findings support the idea that quetiapine may be preferentially of use in the elderly with parkinson's disease and psychotic symptoms.
Wijnen
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Vincent van Gogh Institute for Psychiatry, Postbus 5, 5800 AA, Venray, The Netherlands.
van der Heijden
F M M A
FM
van Schendel
F M E
FM
Tuinier
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S
Verhoeven
W M A
WM
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003987:Dibenzothiazepines; D000069348:Quetiapine Fumarate