A False Case of Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia
Joint Authors
Morais, S. L.
Crippa, J. A. S.
Chaves, C.
de Sousa, João Paulo B.
Sakamoto, A. C.
Alexandre, V.
Zuardi, A. W.
Pinto, J. P.
Maia-de-Oliveira, J. P.
Cecílio Hallak, J. E.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
One of the subjects that most concerns physicians is treatment-resistance.
About 30%–60% of schizophrenia patients do not respond adequately to antipsychotic treatment and are known as refractory schizophrenia patients.
Clozapine has been the drug of choice in such cases.
However, approximately 30% of them do not respond to clozapine either.
Here, we describe a patient with an initial diagnosis of refractory schizophrenia who had a history of dramatic aggressiveness.
However, in this case, “refractoriness” was a wrong diagnosis.
A case of psychosis secondary to epilepsy had been treated as schizophrenia for almost 20 years.
Reports like this one are important because they remind us of how a thorough investigation can lead to the correct diagnosis and improve the patient's prognosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Maia-de-Oliveira, J. P.& Pinto, J. P.& Alexandre, V.& de Sousa, João Paulo B.& Morais, S. L.& Chaves, C.…[et al.]. 2010. A False Case of Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Maia-de-Oliveira, J. P.…[et al.]. A False Case of Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Maia-de-Oliveira, J. P.& Pinto, J. P.& Alexandre, V.& de Sousa, João Paulo B.& Morais, S. L.& Chaves, C.…[et al.]. A False Case of Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479315
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479315
