Abstract
We report the case of a 49-year-old woman with a therapy resistant paranoid hallucinatory psychosis and coexisting severe symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Over a 3-week period she received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) 10 times, while the medication of haloperidol 8 mg/day, thioridazin 90 mg/day, metixen 17.5 mg/day and biperiden 6 mg/day was continued. There was a general improvement of the clinical picture, more pronounced for the parkinson symptomatology than for the psychotic disorder.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Antiparkinson Agents / administration & dosage
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Antiparkinson Agents / adverse effects
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Antipsychotic Agents / administration & dosage
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Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Electroconvulsive Therapy*
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Female
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Hallucinations / psychology
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Hallucinations / therapy*
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Neurologic Examination / drug effects
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Parkinson Disease, Secondary / chemically induced*
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Parkinson Disease, Secondary / psychology
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Parkinson Disease, Secondary / therapy
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Schizophrenia, Paranoid / psychology
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Schizophrenia, Paranoid / therapy*
Substances
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Antiparkinson Agents
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Antipsychotic Agents