Donepezil for Compulsive Behavior in Degenerative Dementia: Case Series.
10.9758/cpn.2018.16.2.224
- Author:
Biswa Ranjan MISHRA
1
;
Vanteemar S SREERAJ
;
Saranya DHANASHEKARAN
;
Rituparna MAITI
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of medical Sciences, Bhuvaneshwar, India.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Repetition compulisons;
Psychosis;
Dementia;
Major neurocognitive disorder;
Donepezil
- MeSH:
Compulsive Behavior*;
Dementia*;
Prefrontal Cortex;
Psychotic Disorders
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2018;16(2):224-227
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Diagnosing and managing dementia, presenting with compulsions is challenging. Presented are three cases, a possible representative subset of the Donepezil responders. Selective degeneration of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex networking striatum leading to compulsions would be amenable to cholinergic modulation.
