Functional sites of neuroleptic drug action in the human brain: PET/FDG studies with and without haloperidol.

[|Wu]Objective:[|WU] The functional pathways through which antipsychotic drugs act in the brain to decrease psychosis remain unknown, despite our knowledge that their site of initial action is through blockade of dopamine D2 receptors. The authors sought to define the brain regions that are functi...

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Publicado en:	American Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 153; pp. 41 - 50
Autores principales:	Holcomb, Henry H., Cascella, Nicola G., Thaker, Gunvant K.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. January 1996
Materias:	Neuropsychopharmacology Haloperidol Brain function localization Thalamus Basal ganglia Cerebral cortex Glucose > Metabolism Schizophrenia
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