[New therapeutical possibility in a geriatric practice (author's transl)].

Thirty four patients whose ages ranged for 60 to 101 were treated with "tiapride" in a geriatric hospital. The patients' tolerance of the drug was excellent even the very elderly whose circulatory or respiratory state was often rather poor. The results obtained were good for the cases of acute or chronic agitation. They were satisfactory as regards a certain number of abnormal movements and some painful syndromes. However the number of these cases was too small for the results to be considered significant.