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An Unlikely Case of Benztropine Misuse in an Elderly Schizophrenic
Although data on the prevalence of anticholinergic misuse is scarce, it has been reported among psychiatric patients. Anticholinergic drugs can act as potent indirect dopamine agonists in the limbic system, a mechanism that has been hypothesized to explain their misuse potential among patients. In p...
Autores principales: | Esang, Michael, Person, Ulziibat S, Izekor, Odeyuwa O, Le, Thien Kim, Ahmadian, Donya |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7978387/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33758719 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13434 |
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