Delirium Induced by Quetiapine and the Potential Role of Norquetiapine

Quetiapine in an atypical antipsychotic drug that is frequently used for delirium and behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia. However, its potential anticholinergic effects, mediated primarily through its metabolite norquetiapine, could present as counterproductive adverse effects in thes...

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Main Authors: Filipe Almeida, Elisabete Albuquerque, Ilda Murta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.00886/full