Delirium Associated with Olanzapine Therapy in an Elderly Male with Bipolar Affective Disorder

Atypical antipsychotic medications are commonly used to treat symptoms of delirium. Olanzapine has been successfully used in the treatment of delirium. However, there have been few case reports of delirium associated with olanzapine. We hereby report a case of delirium associated with olanzapine the...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Ravi C., Aggarwal, Ashish
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2890871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20577626
http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2010.7.2.153
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Sumario:Atypical antipsychotic medications are commonly used to treat symptoms of delirium. Olanzapine has been successfully used in the treatment of delirium. However, there have been few case reports of delirium associated with olanzapine. We hereby report a case of delirium associated with olanzapine therapy. Possible risk factors and underlying pathogenesis is discussed.

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