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Reversal of olanzapine-induced weight gain in a patient with schizophrenia by switching to asenapine: a case report

AIMS: Antipsychotics are effective for treating schizophrenia, but atypical antipsychotics can cause several adverse side effects including weight gain, hyperprolactinemia, and extrapyramidal symptoms. Moreover, weight gain increases the risk of metabolic diseases. METHODS: We treated a case of olan...

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Autores principales: Okazaki, Kosuke, Yamamuro, Kazuhiko, Kishimoto, Toshifumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5701559/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29200857
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S148616