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haloperidol and Polycythemia Vera

haloperidol has been researched along with Polycythemia Vera in 1 studies

Haloperidol: A phenyl-piperidinyl-butyrophenone that is used primarily to treat SCHIZOPHRENIA and other PSYCHOSES. It is also used in schizoaffective disorder, DELUSIONAL DISORDERS, ballism, and TOURETTE SYNDROME (a drug of choice) and occasionally as adjunctive therapy in INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY and the chorea of HUNTINGTON DISEASE. It is a potent antiemetic and is used in the treatment of intractable HICCUPS. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p279)
haloperidol : A compound composed of a central piperidine structure with hydroxy and p-chlorophenyl substituents at position 4 and an N-linked p-fluorobutyrophenone moiety.

Polycythemia Vera: A myeloproliferative disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by abnormal proliferation of all hematopoietic bone marrow elements and an absolute increase in red cell mass and total blood volume, associated frequently with splenomegaly, leukocytosis, and thrombocythemia. Hematopoiesis is also reactive in extramedullary sites (liver and spleen). In time myelofibrosis occurs.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Chorea is a rare complication of polycythaemia vera."1.33Hemichorea associated with polycythaemia vera. ( Afsar, N; Dib, H; Günal, DI; Köseoglu, M; Midi, I, 2006)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Midi, I1
Dib, H1
Köseoglu, M1
Afsar, N1
Günal, DI1

Other Studies

1 other study available for haloperidol and Polycythemia Vera

ArticleYear
Hemichorea associated with polycythaemia vera.
    Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2006, Volume: 27, Issue:6

    Topics: Acute Disease; Aged; Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; Chorea; Dopamine Antagonists; Female; Haloperidol; Huma

2006