Literature DB >> 24763765

Inefficacy of antipsychotics in treatment of delirium and agitation in two cases of bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis.

Abdulkader Alam, Neil V Puri.   

Abstract

The authors report two unusual cases of Bickerstaff encephalitis that presented with encephalopathy and severe agitation. Management with neuroleptics typically used for management of delirium was not effective and worsened agitation. Valproic acid was effective in treatment of agitation and well tolerated.

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Year:  2014        PMID： 24763765     DOI： 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13040078

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci        ISSN： 0895-0172            Impact factor:   2.198


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Authors:  Nicole M Maxwell; Remington L Nevin; Stephen Stahl; Jerald Block; Sarah Shugarts; Alan H B Wu; Stephen Dominy; Miguel Alonso Solano-Blanco; Sharon Kappelman-Culver; Christopher Lee-Messer; Jose Maldonado; Andrew J Maxwell
Journal:  Clin Case Rep       Date:  2015-04-09

2.  Mother and son cases of Bickerstaff's brainstem encephalitis and fisher syndrome with serum anti-GQ1b IgG antibodies: a case report.

Authors:  Hirokazu Natsui; Makoto Takahashi; Kentaro Nanatsue; Sakiko Itaya; Keisuke Abe; Akira Inaba; Satoshi Orimo
Journal:  BMC Neurol       Date:  2021-03-20       Impact factor: 2.474

3.  Inpatient Delirium in Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Frequency and Clinical Characteristics in a Mexican Hospital.

Authors:  Juan Carlos López-Hernández; Maria E Briseño-Godinez; Esther Y Pérez-Valdez; Raul N May-Mas; Javier A Galnares-Olalde; Victoria Martínez-Angeles; Jesus Ramírez-Bermudez; Elizabeth León-Manriquez; Gerardo Chavira-Hernández; Edwin Steven Vargas-Cañas
Journal:  Cureus       Date:  2021-11-04
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