Delirium, psychosis, and visual hallucinations induced by pregabalin.

نویسندگان

  • José Luiz Pedroso
  • Gilberto Yoshinobu Nakama
  • Mario Carneiro Filho
  • Orlando G Barsottini
چکیده

1Department of Neurology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo SP, Brazil; 2Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE), São Paulo SP, Brazil; 3Department of Orthopaedics, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo SP, Brazil. Correspondence: José Luiz Pedroso; Rua Botucatu 740; 04023-900 São Paulo SP Brasil; E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare. Received 23 March 2012; Received in final form 05 June 2012; Accepted 12 June 2012

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria

دوره 70 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012