Psychiatric aspects in Parkinsonism treated with L-dopa.
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Psychiatric aspects of patients with Parkinsonism treated with L-dopa are described. These include acute psychosis in patients with or without previous psychiatric illness and worsening or improvement of pre-existing psychiatric conditions. Therapeutic management is discussed The relevance of these studies to the understanding of the psychiatric aspects of Parkinsonism in general is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 34 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1971