An unreported side effect of risperidone in children sinus arrest with long pauses causing syncope

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 465-466

  Olgun, Haşim ^a,b   Sepetcigil, Oguzhan ^a   Karacan, Mehmet ^a   Ceviz, Naci ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Risperidone; Sinus arrest; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; RISPERIDONE;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PR INTERVAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS ARREST; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SLEEP DISORDER; SYNCOPE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VOMITING;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RISPERIDONE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 68849097219     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181ab830d     Document Type: Article

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