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Abnormal Motor Movements Associated with Combining Psychostimulants and Atypical Antipsychotics in Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

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Abstract

A random sampling of patients taking a psychostimulant, an atypical antipsychotic, a combination of both, or neither were administered a brief examination to assess the possibility of abnormal motor movements induced by combining these classes of medications. Children on the combination demonstrated significant abnormalities when compared to those on either medication alone. This suggests a need for further study of neurologic risks associated with combining these medications.

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Communique
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 12 , Issue 9 , September 2007 , pp. 659 - 662
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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