## Abstract Current treatment strategies for levodopaβinduced psychosis in Parkinson's disease have had limited success. Remoxipride, a selective D~2~ receptor antagonist, was administered in an open label pilot study to seven parkinsonian patients exhibiting thought disorder. Symptoms improved sig
Remoxipride in the treatment of coexistent schizophrenia and parkinson's disease
β Scribed by Stephen J. Cooper; Michael M. Doherty
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 267 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6222
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β¦ Synopsis
Schizophrenia and Parkinson's Disease occasionally co-exist in a patient. This poses a therapeutic problem. We report a case in whom remoxipride was useful for this situation.
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