Clozapine treatment in very early onset schizophrenia.
Very early onset schizophrenic patients only partially benefit from conventional antipsychotic treatment and are at increased risk for developing tardive dyskinesia (TD). Clozapine, which lacks extrapyramidal side effects including TD, has been proved effective for adult schizophrenic patients who are resistant to other neuroleptics. Clozapine, therefore, may offer an alternative treatment for these patients. The authors report four successful trials of clozapine in children aged 10 to 12 years old with schizophrenia, the youngest group reported on to date, who were unresponsive to conventional neuroleptic treatment.
Mozes
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Child Psychiatric Department, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Toren
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P
Chernauzan
N
N
Mester
R
R
Yoran-Hegesh
R
R
Blumensohn
R
R
Weizman
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A
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003024:Clozapine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012561:Schizophrenia, Childhood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D012919:Social Behavior
D003024:Clozapine