RISPERIDONE IN A VERY YOUNG CHILD WITH PDD

Abstract

Few data exist on the use of atypical antipsychotic medications in the treatment of aggression in toddlers. A literature search revealed that most data on the use of risperidone in young children were limited to children between the ages of 3.5 and 5 years of age ( Cesena et al., 2002 Cesena M Gonzalez-Heydrich J Szigethy E Kohlenberg TM DeMaso DR A case series of eight aggressive young children with risperidone. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2002; 12: 337-345 Crossref PubMed Scopus (36) Google Scholar ; Masi et al., 2001 Masi G Cosenza A Mucci M Brovedani P Open trial of risperidone in 24 young children with pervasive developmental disorders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001; 40: 1206 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (100) Google Scholar ; Nicolson et al., 1998 Nicolson R Awad G Sloman L An open trial of risperidone in young autistic children. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1998; 37: 372-375 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (158) Google Scholar ). The following is a case example in which the use of risperidone resulted in significant improvement in the developmentally delayed toddler with severe aggression.