Efficacy and safety of quetiapine treatment for delusional parasitosis: experience in an elderly patient.
Clin Neuropharmacol
; 31(5): 310-2, 2008.
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| ID: mdl-18836354
ABSTRACT
Delusional parasitosis is an unusual psychiatric disorder characterized by the false and persistent belief of being infested by parasites. Treatments include haloperidol, pimozide, and at present, olanzapine and risperidone. We report a case of delusional parasitosis in an elderly man, in which the treatment with low doses of quetiapine induced the complete remission of the syndrome, without any considerable side effects. No such report has been described before.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Parasitárias
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Esquizofrenia Paranoide
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Dibenzotiazepinas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article