Hyperprolactinaemia and menstrual irregularity emerging in association with risperidone use and treated with aripiprazole in an adolescent diagnosed with schizophrenia: a case report
Risperidone is one of the most commonly used antipsychotic agents in the treatment of psychosis in children and adults. However, it can lead to hyperprolactinaemia by blocking dopamine D2 receptors in the anterior pituitary. This can result in galactorrhea, menstrual irregularity, amenorrhoea and gy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018-10-01
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| Series: | Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750573.2018.1468617 |