Successful Treatment with Olanzapine of Psychosis in Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian Atrophy: A Case Report
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- Text
- Authors
- Narita, Zui; Sumiyoshi, Tomiki
- Source
- Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience. 16(2):221-223
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- Case Report
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Patients with dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy occasionally elicit psychosis. So far, one study reported first generation antipsychotics drugs may provide an effective treatment; however, there is no literature on the benefits of second generation antipsychotics. We report on a 44-year-old man with dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy whose psychotic symptoms were effectively treated with olanzapine. Our observation suggests some second generation antipsychotics provide a therapeutic option for ameliorating psychosis in dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy.