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Transdermal Scopolamine as a Cause of Transient Psychosis in Two Elderly Patients
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1988
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Geriatric PsychiatryElderly PatientsPsychopharmacologyNeuropsychiatryMental HealthSocial SciencesNeurologyPsychiatryMedicineNeuropharmacologyClinical PsychiatryTransdermal Scopolamine TherapyTransdermal ScopolaminePsychosisPsychotic DisorderSchizophreniaNeuroscienceBiological PsychiatryPsychotherapyPsychopathologyTransient PsychosisMental Status
We have described two elderly patients who had psychosis after beginning transdermal scopolamine therapy. In both cases, changes in mental status resolved promptly when the medication was discontinued.