Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology
Case Report

Quetiapine treatment for psychosis in friedreich’s ataxia

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Department of Neurology, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar - Turkey

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Department of Psychiatry, Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar - Turkey

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology 2012; 22: 357-358
DOI: 10.5455/bcp.20120729093746
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Friedreich’s Ataxia is the most common form of progressive spinocerebellar ataxia with mixed sensory and cerebellar components and is inherited via an autosomal-recessive gene. Cognitive impairment, depression, emotional lability, and schizophrenialike psychosis are the psychiatric manifestations of the disease. In this study we describe a patient with Friedreich’s ataxia who developed psychosis and responded to quetiapine.


Fridereich ataksisindeki psikozun tedavisinde ketiapin

Friedreich’s Ataksi, progresif spinoserebellar ataksilerin en sık görülen formudur. Sensöriyel ve serebellar komponentler içerir ve otozomal resesif olarak kalıtılır. Kognitif bozukluk, depresyon, emosyonel labilite ve şizofreniye benzer psikoz, hastalığın psikiyatrik bulgularıdır. Bu çalışmada, psikotik bulguları ortaya çıkan ve ketiyapine cevap veren Friedreich’s Ataksi vakası sunulmuştu

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