Rivastigmine in the treatment of parkinsonian psychosis and cognitive impairment: Preliminary findings from an open trial
- 30 November 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Movement Disorders
- Vol. 16 (6) , 1171-1174
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.1204
Abstract
This open study assessed the ability of rivastigmine to treat the neuropsychiatric complications of advanced Parkinson's disease. In a group of 12 patients, hallucinations, sleep disturbance, and carer distress were all improved and cognitive performance significantly enhanced by the drug. © 2001 Movement Disorder Society.Keywords
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