Naloxone Alleviate the Severity of Delirium in Hospitalized Patients With Parkinsonism: Three Case Reports

Naloxone Alleviate the Severity of Delirium in Hospitalized Patients With Parkinsonism: Three Case Reports

Purpose: Delirium is common in geriatric with Parkinson's disease (PD). Treatments for delirium have generally been neuroleptics; however, antipsychotics have potential effect to block striatal dopamine D2 receptors and worsen symptom of parkinsonism. We explored whether naloxone can alleviate...

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Main Authors: Haiyan Jin, Jie Zhang, Qiongyue Hu, Junjiao Ping, Tingyun Jiang, Baoguo Du, Xin Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
naloxone
delirium
Parkinson's disease
parkinsonism
anticholinergic drugs
anti-PD medications
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.748958/full

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