A case report of cholinergic rebound syndrome following abrupt low-dose clozapine discontinuation in a patient with type I bipolar affective disorder

A case report of cholinergic rebound syndrome following abrupt low-dose clozapine discontinuation in a patient with type I bipolar affective disorder

Abstract Background Rebound cholinergic syndrome is a rare, but well known unwanted phenomenon occurring after abrupt clozapine discontinuation. There have been previous reported cases of cholinergic rebound in the literature; however, these reports described cholinergic rebound following cessation...

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Main Authors: Andrea Galova, Patricia Berney, Jules Desmeules, Ioannis Sergentanis, Marie Besson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Withdrawal syndromes-cholinergic rebound syndrome-low dose clozapine -bipolar affective disorder-Pharmacodynamic properties-overlapping switch strategies-case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2055-1

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