Psychosis in Parkinson's disease: case studies.
Psychosis is common in patients who have PD and leads to significant disability. Patients often can be managed with non-pharmacologic interventions or with decreasing doses of anti-parkinsonism medications. If these interventions are insufficient, then atypical antipsychotics should be considered. Clozapine is used in more refractory cases and requires stringent monitoring for agranulocytosis.
Salter
Brian C
BC
Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA.
Anderson
Karen E
KE
Weiner
William J
WJ