#113 Teaching through clinical cases: Hypoactive delirium & antipsychotics

BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast

• Episode: #113 Teaching through clinical cases: Hypoactive delirium & antipsychotics
• Website: BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast
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• Duration: 00:29:19
• Published: 2018-06-21 11:00

This week's clinical case features a complex course of hospital-acquired delirium with an in-depth discussion on antipsychotics. Dr. Ayyappan Venkatraman reviews the pertinent psychopharmacology in dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic signaling.

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