Nicotine decreases bradykinesia-rigidity in haloperidol-treated patients with schizophrenia.
Journal Article (Clinical Trial;Journal Article)
We applied nicotine 21 mg and matching placebo transdermal patches to thirty haloperidol-treated patients with schizophrenia who smoked. Clinical assessments of bradykinesia-rigidity were lower during nicotine patch administration than during placebo patch administration.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Yang, YK; Nelson, L; Kamaraju, L; Wilson, W; McEvoy, JP
Published Date
- October 2002
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 27 / 4
Start / End Page
- 684 - 686
PubMed ID
- 12377405
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0893-133X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/S0893-133X(02)00325-1
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England