title: Complete Recovery from Cardiac Arrest Caused by Risperidone-induced Hypothermia.
abstract: Hypothermia is a rare adverse effect of risperidone and is associated with ventricular arrhythmias, which may lead to intensive care unit admission and sometimes death. We describe a patient with schizophrenia who was taking risperidone and who, after falling into a hypothermic state, suffered cardiac arrest. Observations of the case and a brief literature review are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric Internal Medicine, Sunlight Brain Research Center, 4-13-18 Jiyugaoka, Hofu City, Yamaguchi, 747-0066, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagamine
keywords: Cardiac arrest; J-wave; hypothermia; risperidone