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Zotepine in Huntington's disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12672176     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors report a patient with Huntington's disease (HD) presenting with severe chorea. The motor scale of the unified HD rating scale (UHDRS-I) revealed 81 points. Motor function clearly improved with zotepine, until she reached an UHDRS-I of 34 points on day 7 of treatment. The patient was stable for at least 12 weeks. The improvement includes all seven categories of the UHDRS-I, especially chorea, gait and oral function. This is the first description of zotepine in HD. Our findings suggest that zotepine is useful in the treatment of HD chorea. Controlled trials of its use in HD would be welcome.
Authors:
Raphael M Bonelli; Gerald Niederwieser; Theresa Lahousen; Peter Hofmann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Human psychopharmacology     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0885-6222     ISO Abbreviation:  Hum Psychopharmacol     Publication Date:  2003 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-02     Completed Date:  2003-08-22     Revised Date:  2008-03-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8702539     Medline TA:  Hum Psychopharmacol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  227-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Hospital BHB Eggenberg, Bergstrasse 27, A-8021 Graz, Austria. rm.bonelli@nextra.at
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use*
Chorea / drug therapy
Dibenzothiepins / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Huntington Disease / drug therapy*
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antipsychotic Agents; 0/Dibenzothiepins; 26615-21-4/zotepine

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