Treatment of Huntingtonʼs disease with galantamine

Treatment of Huntingtonʼs disease with galantamine

We present the case of a patient with Huntingtonʼs disease and psychosis, whose motor and psychiatric symptoms improved after administration of galantamine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.

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Veröffentlicht in:International clinical psychopharmacology 2004-01, Vol.19 (1), p.49-50
Hauptverfasser: Petrikis, P, Andreou, C, Piachas, A, Bozikas, V.P, Karavatos, A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cholinesterase Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Galantamine - therapeutic use
Humans
Huntington Disease - drug therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Motor Skills - drug effects
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Zusammenfassung:We present the case of a patient with Huntingtonʼs disease and psychosis, whose motor and psychiatric symptoms improved after administration of galantamine, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
ISSN:0268-1315
1473-5857
DOI:10.1097/00004850-200401000-00010