Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia

Delusional infestation has been described since 1894. The variety of treatments of delusional infestation has been administered in different atypical antipsychotic agents. Here, we present a case of first treatment with lurasidone on the delusional infestation in a 68-year-old female with vascular d...

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Main Authors: Yu-Ning Her, Hsin-An Chang, Fan-Jung Wan, Nian-Sheng Tzeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2023;volume=43;issue=2;spage=79;epage=83;aulast=Her
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description Delusional infestation has been described since 1894. The variety of treatments of delusional infestation has been administered in different atypical antipsychotic agents. Here, we present a case of first treatment with lurasidone on the delusional infestation in a 68-year-old female with vascular dementia, and the literature reviews of the related delusion infestation management.
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spelling doaj.art-18f88a29eec14889bbf2cb3e81e756562023-07-21T11:53:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Sciences1011-45642023-01-01432798310.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_410_20Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementiaYu-Ning HerHsin-An ChangFan-Jung WanNian-Sheng TzengDelusional infestation has been described since 1894. The variety of treatments of delusional infestation has been administered in different atypical antipsychotic agents. Here, we present a case of first treatment with lurasidone on the delusional infestation in a 68-year-old female with vascular dementia, and the literature reviews of the related delusion infestation management.http://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2023;volume=43;issue=2;spage=79;epage=83;aulast=Herlurasidonedelusional infestationdementia
spellingShingle Yu-Ning Her
Hsin-An Chang
Fan-Jung Wan
Nian-Sheng Tzeng
Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia
Journal of Medical Sciences
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delusional infestation
dementia
title Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia
title_full Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia
title_fullStr Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia
title_full_unstemmed Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia
title_short Lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia
title_sort lurasidone treatment for delusional infestation in a patient with dementia
topic lurasidone
delusional infestation
dementia
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