TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Effectiveness of carbamazepine for benzodiazepine-resistant impulsive aggression in a patient with frontal infarctions
JO  - Psychiatry and the Clinical Neurosciences
A1  - Nagata, Tomoyuki
A1  - Harada, Daisuke
A1  - Aoki, Kimiyoshi
A1  - Kada, Hirohide
A1  - Miyata, Hisatsugu
A1  - Kasahara, Hiroo
A1  - Nakayama, Kazuhiko
SP  - 695
EP  - 697
VL  - 61
IS  - 6
N2  - Anticonvulsants have been used for the treatment of impulsive aggression since the 1980s. A 50-year-old man suffered from irritability and agitation after developing a right ipsilateral frontal lobe infarction as a result of Moyamoya disease; these symptoms caused difficulties with his working and interpersonal relationships. The patient had been treated using multiple benzodiazepine agents for 2 years but his symptoms had not improved. However, after treatment with carbamazepine (CBZ; 200 mg) was begun, the patient's irritability and agitation gradually decreased. The efficacy of CBZ treatment in this patient suggests a method for controlling benzodiazepine-resistant impulsive aggression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1323-1316
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2007.01737.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -