Olanzapine as a possible replacement choice for paliperidone-induced Pisa syndrome: a case report.
Australas Psychiatry
; 24(6): 545-547, 2016 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27590078
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this paper is to present a case of paliperidone-induced Pisa syndrome and provide treatment experience.METHOD:
The case report is combined with a review of the literature.RESULTS:
A 37-year-old man had been diagnosed with paranoid-type schizophrenia for about 10 years. He received three-month treatment of paliperidone extended release (ER) at 6 mg per day, but showed a progressively Pisa-like physical position. We initially added an anticholinergic drug, but saw no improvement. The paliperidone ER was replaced by olanzapine at 10 mg per day, and the Pisa-like symptom improved after 1 month of the drug replacement.CONCLUSIONS:
We propose olanzapine as a possible replacement choice for patients with paliperidone-related Pisa syndrome.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Schizophrenia, Paranoid
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Antipsychotic Agents
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Benzodiazepines
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Paliperidone Palmitate
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Australas Psychiatry
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Taiwan