title: Severe extrapiramidal symptoms after nonintentional risperidone exposure in a child: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Increase in use of atypical antipsychotics has been paralleled by an increase in the incidence of intentional and nonintentional overdose. Pediatric cases are uncommon, but may be severe. We describe a case of a child presenting with severe extrapiramidal symptoms, initially interpreted as seizures, caused by a nonintentional intoxication with risperidone, and review management options and the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. nopasara73@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glatstein
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sulowski
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Waisburg
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koren
authors.forename: Facundo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garcia-Bournissen
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018967:Risperidone / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone