Quetiapine-induced hyponatremia in elderly

Quetiapine is a second-generation antipsychotic used for the treatment of severe mental illness. Quetiapine has a relatively safer side effect profile with lesser propensity to cause extrapyramidal side effects. Antipsychotics have been rarely reported to cause hyponatremia, especially in the elderl...

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Main Authors: Shiva Shanker Reddy Mukku, Palanimuthu Thangaraju Sivakumar, Shyam Sundar Arumugahm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=75;epage=77;aulast=Reddy