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Clozapine in the treatment of psychosis in Parkinson's disease

Department of Neurology, Roger Williams General Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI.

Clozapine is an antipsychotic medication that is virtually free of ertrapyramidal side effects. We report our successful treatment of 6 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease and various psychoses using clozapine on a chronic basis along with carbidopa/L-dopa.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Friedman, Chief, Division of Neurology, Roger Williams General Hospital, 826 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908.

Received February 16, 1989. Accepted for publication in final form April 6, 1989.

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