Recurrent heat-related illnesses during antipsychotic treatment

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1940-1942

  Kwok, Jeffrey S S ^a   Chan, Thomas Y K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anticholinergics, antipsychotics; Heat exhaustion, heat stroke

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; DIURETIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; THIOXANTHENE DERIVATIVE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL DECANOATE;

ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPAMINE RELEASE; HEAT STRESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOPENTHIXOL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

EID: 27344436647     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1G130     Document Type: Article

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