Mild Hypothermia in a Child with Low-Dose Risperidone.
Risperidone is a widely used, second-generation antipsychotic approved for treating schizophrenia as well as for treating aggression in children and adolescents with mental retardation. The substance has a well-established risk profile including alterations of body temperature. Apart from hyperthermia with and without full-blown malignant neuroleptic syndrome, low body temperatures (hypothermia) have also been reported anecdotally, usually appearing in the context of comedication. Here, we report a case of hypothermia associated with a low-dose risperidone monotherapy in a child.
1 Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University of Ulm, Germany.|2 Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Ulm, Germany.
Katharina
K
Grau
3 Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim, Germany.
Paul L
PL
Plener
1 Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University of Ulm, Germany.
Maximilian
M
Gahr
4 Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent, University of Ulm, Germany.
Christian
C
Denzer
1 Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University of Ulm, Germany.
Roland W
RW
Freudenmann
D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D018967:Risperidone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*
D018967:Risperidone
antipsychotics; conduct disorder; hypothermia; risperidone; side effect