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Table 4 Neurological and mental disorder diagnoses and medication on discharge and 12-month post-discharge follow-up outcome regarding movement disturbances and mental disorder- and neurological diagnoses

From: Differences in cause and 12-month follow-up outcome of parkinsonian symptoms in depressed older adults treated with antipsychotics: a case series

Case No

Hospitalization duration (in days)

Discharge neurological diagnosis

Discharge mental disorder diagnosis

Medication at discharge

12-month post-discharge follow-up outcome

1

45

Drug-induced parkinsonism

Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease

Organic mood disorder

Duloxetine (90), donepezil (5)

No movement disturbances

Dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease

2

40

Idiopathic tremor

Severe depressive episode of recurrent depressive disorder

Quetapine (25), duloxetine (60),

clonazepam (2),

levothyroxine sodium (100 μg)

Idiopathic tremor

3

90

Drug-induced parkinsonism

Severe depressive episode of recurrent depressive disorder

Risperidone (4),

paroxetine (20), mirtazapine (60), alprazolam (4), biperiden (4)

No movement disturbances

4

120

Drug-induced parkinsonism

Tardive dyskinesia

Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease

Severe depressive episode of recurrent depressive disorder

Quetiapine (150), trazodone (50), mirtazapine (45), lorazepam (7.5), biperiden (2), pindolol (5)

Tardive dyskinesia

Dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease

5

60

Drug-induced parkinsonism

Organic mood disorder

Quetiapine (50), duloxetine (90), lorazepam (0.5),

levodopa/benserazide (100/25),

amiloride, hydrochloride/hydrochlorothiazide (5/50)

Parkinsonism

Persistent psychotic symptoms

6

35

Parkinson’s disease

Organic mood disorder

Escitalopram (40), lorazepam (1),

levodopa/benserazide (600/150), amantadine (100)

Parkinsonism

7

100

Drug-induced parkinsonism

Severe depressive episode of recurrent depressive disorder

Duloxetine (60),

mirtazapine (45),

lorazepam (1),

levodopa/benserazide (200/50)

No movement disturbances

Dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease

8

40

Vascular parkinsonism

Microvascular ischemic brain disease

Organic mood disorder

Duloxetine (30), rivastigmine (4.6), levodopa/benserazide (200/50), ilbesartan (150)

Parkinsonism

Vascular dementia