Side-effects of risperidone therapy mimicking cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction: Implications for clinical monitoring and management

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-179

  Edwards, Richard J ^a   Pople, Ian K ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Autism; Hydrocephalus; Mental retardation; Risperidone; Shunt malfunction; Side effects

Indexed keywords

OLANZAPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LEARNING DISORDER; LETHARGY; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; VOMITING; AUTISM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; MONITORING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISPERIDONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035986341     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988110201600209     Document Type: Article

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