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ArticleThe mental health clinician2025

Loxapine for the treatment of psychosis in Lewy body dementia: A case report.

Leslie Wu, Archana Jhawar

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Article in The mental health clinician, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Leslie WuClinical Pharmacy Practitioner, Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9542-740X
Archana Jhawar(Corresponding author) Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Chicago Retzky College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois; Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner, Jesse Brown VAMC, Chicago, Illinois, archanaj@uic.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2317-5586

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurological disorder characterized by dementia, parkinsonism, and psychotic symptoms. Treating psychosis in LBD is particularly challenging, especially given the high risk of extrapyramidal effects of antipsychotics commonly associated with this population. If treatment with an antipsychotic is warranted, low-potency antipsychotics are preferred; however, they may not be suitable for all patients because of adverse effect profiles, safety concerns, or logistical barriers. This case study illustrates how a patient diagnosed with LBD and unable to tolerate or access commonly used antipsychotics was effectively treated with low-dose loxapine.

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case reportdementiaLewy bodyloxapinepsychosis

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PMID41079524
PMCPMC12510626

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