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Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management

The first and second generation antipsychotics are associated with cognitive impairment through the antidopaminergic and anticholinergic effects. However serious anticholinergic adverse events may occur in susceptible individual, such as being illustrated in this case, even though flupenthixol decan...

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Main Authors: Misron, Siti Nor Fadhlina, Othman, Zahiruddin, Misron, Lukmanul Hakim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yuzuncu Yil University 2018
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RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/45296/1/EJM-41275-MISRON.pdf
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spelling my.usm.eprints.45296 http://eprints.usm.my/45296/ Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management Misron, Siti Nor Fadhlina Othman, Zahiruddin Misron, Lukmanul Hakim RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry The first and second generation antipsychotics are associated with cognitive impairment through the antidopaminergic and anticholinergic effects. However serious anticholinergic adverse events may occur in susceptible individual, such as being illustrated in this case, even though flupenthixol decanoate has never been reported to cause them. The concomitant use of anticholinergic medication to counter the antidopaminergic side effects may further accentuate this condition and leads to delirium despite within the therapeutic dosage Yuzuncu Yil University 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/45296/1/EJM-41275-MISRON.pdf Misron, Siti Nor Fadhlina and Othman, Zahiruddin and Misron, Lukmanul Hakim (2018) Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management. Eastern Journal of Medicine, 23 (3). pp. 225-228. ISSN 1301-0883 http://www.eastjmed.org/jvi.aspx?pdir=ejm&plng=eng&un=EJM-41275
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topic RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
spellingShingle RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Misron, Siti Nor Fadhlina
Othman, Zahiruddin
Misron, Lukmanul Hakim
Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management
description The first and second generation antipsychotics are associated with cognitive impairment through the antidopaminergic and anticholinergic effects. However serious anticholinergic adverse events may occur in susceptible individual, such as being illustrated in this case, even though flupenthixol decanoate has never been reported to cause them. The concomitant use of anticholinergic medication to counter the antidopaminergic side effects may further accentuate this condition and leads to delirium despite within the therapeutic dosage
format Article
author Misron, Siti Nor Fadhlina
Othman, Zahiruddin
Misron, Lukmanul Hakim
author_facet Misron, Siti Nor Fadhlina
Othman, Zahiruddin
Misron, Lukmanul Hakim
author_sort Misron, Siti Nor Fadhlina
title Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management
title_short Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management
title_full Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management
title_fullStr Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management
title_full_unstemmed Anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: A dilemma in management
title_sort anticholinergic delirium superimposed on severe cognitive deficit secondary to benzhexol and flupenthixol decanoate: a dilemma in management
publisher Yuzuncu Yil University
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.usm.my/45296/1/EJM-41275-MISRON.pdf
http://eprints.usm.my/45296/
http://www.eastjmed.org/jvi.aspx?pdir=ejm&plng=eng&un=EJM-41275
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