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Clinical Trial
. 2001 Nov;16(6):1171-4.
doi: 10.1002/mds.1204.

Rivastigmine in the treatment of parkinsonian psychosis and cognitive impairment: preliminary findings from an open trial

P J Reading  1 , A K Luce, I G McKeith
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Clinical Trial

Rivastigmine in the treatment of parkinsonian psychosis and cognitive impairment: preliminary findings from an open trial

P J Reading et al. Mov Disord. 2001 Nov.

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.

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