Publications by authors named "Salman Salaria"
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- - Nonadherence to medication is a significant challenge for patients with schizophrenia, prompting the development of depot antipsychotics, which are long-acting injectable medications intended to improve adherence.
- - A systematic review of four major studies on schizophrenia treatment highlighted high discontinuation rates of oral antipsychotics, with findings showing that nearly three-quarters of patients stop taking them within six months.
- - The review concluded that depot antipsychotics can be an effective first-line treatment option for schizophrenia, as evidence indicates better adherence and lower rates of hospitalization compared to oral medication.
New York City is a multicultural city where people of different ethnicities and backgrounds from all over the world live together. Of the different ethnicities, it is home to a large population of Western African immigrants. This case report is that of an elderly female of Western African descent presenting to Lincoln Hospitals Emergency Department with fevers and fatigue.
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