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. 1998 Feb;48(1):83-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0165-0327(97)00159-6.

Pretreatment plasma HVA predicts neuroleptic response in manic psychosis

C M Mazure  1 , M B Bowers
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Pretreatment plasma HVA predicts neuroleptic response in manic psychosis

C M Mazure et al. J Affect Disord. 1998 Feb.
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Abstract

Elevated pretreatment plasma free homovanillic acid (HVA) predicted acute response to neuroleptic treatment in patients with manic psychosis. These findings suggest that plasma HVA may be a useful predictor of a successful short-term response in manic as well as schizophrenic psychoses, and that elevated pre-synaptic dopaminergic release may play a role in more than one group of psychotic disorders.

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