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Diary From the Front Lines

“Is the Only Way to Heal With Cold Blue Steel?”

Christian G. Wolff, MD

Published: October 1, 2001

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DM is a 76-year-old gentleman who has been a patient of mine for several years.Over the last 2 years, he has begun a progressive slide into dementia, in spiteof treatment with donepezil. Two months ago, I added 2.5 mg of olanzapinebecause of increasingly agitated behavior when he becomes confused.


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Volume: 3

Quick Links: Dementia , Neurologic and Neurocognitive

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