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penicillin g and Psychotic Disorders

penicillin g has been researched along with Psychotic Disorders in 2 studies

Penicillin G: A penicillin derivative commonly used in the form of its sodium or potassium salts in the treatment of a variety of infections. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria and against gram-negative cocci. It has also been used as an experimental convulsant because of its actions on GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID mediated synaptic transmission.
benzylpenicillin : A penicillin in which the substituent at position 6 of the penam ring is a phenylacetamido group.

Psychotic Disorders: Disorders in which there is a loss of ego boundaries or a gross impairment in reality testing with delusions or prominent hallucinations. (From DSM-IV, 1994)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"After treatment of neurosyphilis, steady improvements were noted in psychotic and cognitive symptoms."1.31Neurosyphilis presenting as schizophrenialike psychosis. ( Ballas, C; Kohler, CG; Pickholtz, J, 2000)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (50.00)29.6817
2010's1 (50.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Dholaria, BR1
Pant, S1
Lavender, RC1
Agarwal, A1
Kohler, CG1
Pickholtz, J1
Ballas, C1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for penicillin g and Psychotic Disorders

ArticleYear
The great imitator: psychosis that responded to penicillin.
    Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2014, Volume: 60, Issue:9

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Diagnosis, Differential; Diagnostic Errors; HIV Infections; Humans; Ma

2014
Neurosyphilis presenting as schizophrenialike psychosis.
    Neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, and behavioral neurology, 2000, Volume: 13, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Frontal Lobe; Haloperidol; Humans; Neurosyphi

2000