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. 2011 Aug;9(2):91-3.
doi: 10.9758/cpn.2011.9.2.91. Epub 2011 Aug 31.

A Case of Very-late-onset Schizophrenia-like Psychosis

Ji Hyun Son  1 , Baik Seok Kee
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A Case of Very-late-onset Schizophrenia-like Psychosis

Ji Hyun Son et al. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

This paper presents the case of a 67-year-old woman who visited the Psychiatry Department complaining of persecutory ideas and auditory hallucinations after a buccal cancer operation. On neuropsychological testing, she demonstrated paranoid psychosis and bizarre thoughts. Hospital admission was recommended for supportive care and treatment with antipsychotics. She was initially treated with olanzapine, but this medication had little effect and was replaced with amisulpride, which reduced the residual symptoms. The aim of this report was to discuss the diagnostic process and treatment of very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis.

Keywords: Amisulpride; Very late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis.

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