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A case of organic brain syndrome following head injury successfully treated with carbamazepine
Author(s) -
Bouvy P.F.,
Wetering B.J.M.,
Meerwaldt J.D.,
Bruijn J.B.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb05136.x
Subject(s) - carbamazepine , organic brain syndrome , head injury , medicine , anticonvulsant , anesthesia , epilepsy , psychiatry
— A case of organic brain syndrome occurring in relation to psychological stress 2 years after a severe head injury is described. Treatment with haloperidol resulted only in slight improvement. A dramatic improvement was achieved with carbamazepine.