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Synergistic effect of a clozapine-nimodipine association

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

A Lenzi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pisa, via Roma, 67, Pisa56100, Italy
A Rotondo
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pisa, via Roma, 67, Pisa56100, Italy
D Marazziti
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pisa, via Roma, 67, Pisa56100, Italy
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Summary

A thirty-eight year old woman, suffering from schizoaffective disorder for approximately 17 years, improved significantly with the association of clozapine (CPZ) and nimodipine.

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Case report
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1995

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