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TREATMENT OF MANIA WITH CARBAMAZEPINE AND LITHIUM
A young manic patient who showed poor response to lithium, neuroleptics and ECT and developed severe cxtrapyramidal side effects restricting the use of neuroleptics in high doses; showed marked clinical improvement with a combination of carbamazepine and lithium with sustained recovery. The case rep...
Autores principales: | , , , |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications
1983
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3012374/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21847260 |
Sumario: | A young manic patient who showed poor response to lithium, neuroleptics and ECT and developed severe cxtrapyramidal side effects restricting the use of neuroleptics in high doses; showed marked clinical improvement with a combination of carbamazepine and lithium with sustained recovery. The case reported to illustrate the possible synergistic action suggested earlier, encouraging the authors to take up a crossover trial. |
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