Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia

Autor: Yu-Ning Her, Hsin-An Chang, Fan-Jung Wan, Nian-Sheng Tzeng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 43, Iss 2, Pp 79-83 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1011-4564
DOI: 10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_410_20
Popis: Delusional infestation has been described since 1894. The variety of treatments of delusional infestation has been administered in different atypical antipsychotic agents. Here, we present a case of first treatment with lurasidone on the delusional infestation in a 68-year-old female with vascular dementia, and the literature reviews of the related delusion infestation management.
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