title: Combined therapy with low-potency neuroleptic levomepromazine as an adjunct to haloperidol for agitated patients with acute exacerbation of schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa 920-8641, Japan. mtohma@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashima
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagasawa
authors.forename: Naohisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirao
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Mitsuhiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koshino
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008728:Methotrimeprazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000209:etiology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D008728:Methotrimeprazine; D006220:Haloperidol