Abstract
Investigators from Child Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, report extrapyramidal symptoms in a 13-year-old boy with a psychiatric history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and autism, responsive to combination risperidone, oxcarbazepine, and MPH.
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Dystonia with MPH/Risperidone Combined Therapy for ADHD
Related Article: Pérez CA, Garcia SS, Yu RD
Because of significant weight gain, risperidone was tapered and, at a dose of 0.5 mg twice daily, he developed severe painful cervical dystonia and dyskinesia consisting of involuntary movements of the upper extremities, and uncontrollable sense of restlessness and agitation
Summary
Dystonia with MPH/Risperidone Combined Therapy for ADHD Extrapyramidal symptoms as a result of risperidone discontinuation during combination therapy with methylphenidate in a pediatric patient. Investigators from Child Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, report extrapyramidal symptoms in a 13-year-old boy with a psychiatric history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and autism, responsive to combination risperidone, oxcarbazepine, and MPH.
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