Letter to the Editor

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Letter to the Editor

February 21, 2019

Efficient and safe management of agitated patients is critical in emergency department settings. The authors of this letter describe a review and survey they conducted to develop an algorithm...
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February 14, 2019

Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity (PER), a variant of stiff person syndrome, includes distinct features such as long-tract signs and an aggressive course. This case report describes a 50-year-old man...
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February 7, 2019

"Why?" The first question we all want answered when someone attempts suicide. The second: "What could I have done to stop them?" This small study asked these very questions...
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February 7, 2019

Could fear trigger mania? Here, read about the case of a 23-year-old woman whose experience of fearfulness may be associated with her manic decompensation.
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January 31, 2019

Although SSRIs are not commonly associated with adverse skin reactions, some patients do experience serious cutaneous side effects from antidepressants. Here, read the case of Ms A, who developed...
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January 24, 2019

A 64-year-old man with a history of schizophrenia received oral paliperidone for 6 days with no adverse reaction. Two days after an injection of a long-acting dose, he developed...
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January 10, 2019

KLS, a rare, chronic, relapsing hypersomnia of unknown etiology, has no definitive therapy. Symptoms vary among patients, usually teenaged males, with no abnormalities appearing on brain imaging. The authors...
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January 10, 2019

Your patient runs out of his antidepressant and a week later his mouth hurts. At presentation, you realize it's because his mouth is constantly twitching and he's been biting...
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January 3, 2019

With all the sugar in alcohol, you' d think it would only raise blood sugar. But in these 2 patients, because of an accompanying complex of distressed internal symptoms,...
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December 20, 2018

The incidence of oxcarbazepine-associated Stevens-Johnson syndrome is estimated to range between 0.5-6 cases/million per year. If you' re one of those cases, then there is a 100% chance you'...
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December 13, 2018

What happens when the system meant to save you is killing you? This case follows a patient with neuroleptic malignant syndrome who continued to be administered the very drugs...
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December 13, 2018

Low sodium can be a death knell if not caught early. Tramadol and some SSRIs can cause hyponatremia. It's not just the elderly who are vulnerable, as in this...
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December 6, 2018

The majority of reported cases of risperidone-induced tardive dyskinesia occurred within 1 year after starting the neuroleptic. However, sometimes there was no cause-and-effect relationship of risperidone and tardive dyskinesia....
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November 29, 2018

A mother of 4 who is 5 weeks postpartum shows up at your door complaining of mood swings and has increased energy. Something is amiss. Risperidone causes sedation—that's out....
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November 29, 2018

Is lithium needed long term after clozapine rechallenge? Do individuals develop neutropenia or agranulocytosis after lithium is discontinued? The authors of this report analyzed all of the available literature...
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November 27, 2018

In this letter to the editor, Dr Komrad and colleagues outline their position on psychiatrists' involvement with physician-assisted suicide as a response to the recent article "Working With Decisionally...
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November 27, 2018

Yager and colleagues reply to the letter "Assessing Competency for Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Unethical," by Komrad et al.
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November 22, 2018

In this teen with well-controlled ADHD symptoms, conduct disorder in the form of verbal and physical aggression was still a problem. After risperidone was started, his anger outbursts decreased,...
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November 22, 2018

Ms A is experiencing persistent hiccups 12-15 times per day. Could her recently increased dose of aripiprazole be to blame? Read this case report to find out more.
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November 15, 2018

Caffeine use has increased in the adolescent population due to energy drink consumption. Read this case of an adolescent patient who developed a manic episode after the withdrawal of...
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November 15, 2018

To some, burning down your house because of fleas seems reasonable. To the majority of us, the actions of this man signal a bigger problem even before suvorexant is...
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November 8, 2018

Read this report of a woman with schizophrenia who ingested aripiprazole long-acting injectable because she thought it would work faster if she drank it. This case highlights the difficulty...
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November 8, 2018

Some atypical antipsychotics such as clozapine and quetiapine antagonize the muscarinic receptors, which lead to anticholinergic side effects such as constipation and gastric outlet obstruction. Here read about a...
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November 1, 2018

Diagnosis of NMS is complicated by coexisting pathologies that have a similar clinical picture. This report describes a woman with schizoaffective disorder who presented with a psychotic episode and...

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