A case of clozapine-associated pancreatitis

Open Neuropsychopharmacology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-7

  Raja, Michele ^a   Azzoni, Antonella ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Clozapine; Pancreatitis; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE PANCREAS ISOENZYME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOZAPINE; GABEXATE; HALOPERIDOL DECANOATE; LITHIUM; OMEPRAZOLE; OXCARBAZEPINE; RISPERIDONE; SOMATOSTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VALPROIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AKATHISIA; AKINESIA; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONSTIPATION; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FLUID THERAPY; GRANULOCYTOSIS; HALLUCINATION; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; INTESTINE DISTENSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 80053483546     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18765238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876523801104010005     Document Type: Article

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