Publication details
Prolactin levels in risperidone treatment of first episode schizophrenia.
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| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice |
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| Field | Psychiatry, sexuology |
| Keywords | prolactin; risperidone; schizophrenia |
| Description | Patients with a first-episode of schizophrenia were clinical evaluated by PANSS and prolactinemia was assesed. Patients were treated with risperidon. Risperidon in average dose lower than 4 mg significantly improved both positive and negative symptoms. At the end of acute treatment the average elevation of PRL levels almost doubled the baseline value.There was a trend among responders to return to their initial values during long-term therapy. |
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