Clonazepam Treatment of Multi-infarct Dementia
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 47-48
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089198878800100108
Abstract
A patient with multi-infarct dementia and associated hypomanic features was treated effectively with clonazepam to control logorrhea, hyperactivity, agitation, intrusiveness, and impulsive violence and to promote cooperation and manageability. Plausible mechanisms discussed include the ability of clonazepam to stimulate serotonin synthesis, to bind highly and specifically to the active benzodiazepine binding site, and to raise the seizure threshold. (J J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 1988;1:47-48).Keywords
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