%0 Journal Article
%T Catatonia Associated with Initiating Paliperidone Treatment
%A Nathanael J. McKeown
%A James H. Bryan
%A B Zane Horowitz
%J Western Journal of Emergency Medicine : Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
%D 2010
%I UC Irvine Health School of Medicine.
%X We present a case of catatonia, which occurred shortly after starting a new antipsychotic,paliperidone, an active metabolite of risperidone. Catatonia may be caused by a variety of conditions,including metabolic, neurologic, psychiatric and toxic processes. Interestingly, risperidone, whichhas been thought to cause several cases of catatonia, has also been recommended as a potentialtreatment. We discuss potential mechanisms for causes of drug-induced catatonia as well as potentialtreatment options. [West J Emerg Med. 2010; 11(2):186-188.]
%K catatonia
%K paliperidone
%K atypical antipsychotics
%U http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7mm9d4jw