%0 Journal Article
%T Osteopenia by Risperidone-Induced Hyperprolactinemia: A Case Report
%A Andrea Ingenito
%A Anna Capasso
%A Claudio Petrella
%A Luca Milano
%A Michele De Rosa
%A Walter Milano
%J -
%D 2012
%X The prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs prolactin-raising such as risperidone and amisulpiride causes hyperprolactinemia with subsequent hypoestrogenism and bone demineralization. When therapy begins at a young age, especially in young women, and continued over time, the possibility of causing osteoporosis is definitely increased. In the present paper, we report a clinical case of osteopenia, in a young woman, induced by hyperprolactinemia because of a prolonged use of risperidon
%K Osteoporosis
%K hyperprolactinemia
%K risperidone
%U https://www.alliedacademies.org/articles/osteopenia-by-risperidoneinduced-hyperprolactinemia-a-case-report.html