Clozapine in the treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's disease

Joseph H. Friedman; Margaret C. Lannon

doi:10.1212/WNL.39.9.1219

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Clozapine is an antipsychotic medication that is virtually free of ertrapyramidal side effects. We report our successful treatment of 6 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and various psychoses using clozapine on a chronic basis along with carbidopa/L-dopa.

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