Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug that has been demonstrated to be a highly effective treatment for polydipsia in schizophrenic patients. The authors report the first case of a non-schizophrenic patient affected by polydipsia and central pontine myelinolysis who was successfully treated with clozapine

Efficacy of clozapine in a non-schizophrenic patient with psychogenic polydipsia and central pontine myelinolysis

Vita A.
2002-01-01

Abstract

Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug that has been demonstrated to be a highly effective treatment for polydipsia in schizophrenic patients. The authors report the first case of a non-schizophrenic patient affected by polydipsia and central pontine myelinolysis who was successfully treated with clozapine
2002
Ateneo di appartenenza
LS5_12 Psychiatric disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, autism, Tourette's syndrome, obsessivecompulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
Esperti anonimi
Inglese
Internazionale
17
5
253
255
3
Clozapine; Polydipsia; Clozapine; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Myelinolysis, Central Pontine; Water Intoxication
no
6
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
262
Mauri, M. C.; Volonteri, L. S.; Fiorentini, A.; Dieci, M.; Righini, A.; Vita, A.
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