Rhabdomyolysis Associated With Olanzapine Treatment in a Child With Autism

Children with autism often display difficult behaviors including tantrums, extreme irritability, and physical aggression. There is emerging evidence that olanzapine is useful in decreasing these disruptive behaviors. The most common adverse effects are weight gain and short-term sedation. On the oth...

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Published in:	Pediatric emergency care Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 41 - 42
Main Authors:	Karakaya, Pakize, Yiş, Uluç, Kurul, Semra Hz, Türkmen, Mehmet Atilla
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-01-2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Adolescent Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Autistic Disorder - drug therapy Benzodiazepines - adverse effects Benzodiazepines - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Blood. Blood and plasma substitutes. Blood products. Blood cells. Blood typing. Plasmapheresis. Apheresis Creatine Kinase - blood Fluid Therapy - methods Follow-Up Studies Humans Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Rhabdomyolysis - chemically induced Rhabdomyolysis - enzymology Rhabdomyolysis - therapy Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - adverse effects Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - therapeutic use Transfusions. Complications. Transfusion reactions. Cell and gene therapy Human Dibenzodiazepine derivatives Intensive care Atypical antipsychotic Olanzapine Neuroleptic Psychotropic Dopamine antagonist Serotonin antagonist Developmental disorder Serotonine receptor Rhabdomyolysis Thienobenzodiazepine derivatives Autism Striated muscle disease D2 Dopamine receptor Treatment Child Resuscitation
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