Projecting the Potential Budget Impact Analysis of Paliperidone Palmitate in Egyptian Adult Patients with Schizophrenia by Gihan Elsisi, Mohamed Ezzat, Mohamed Ramadan

“…In the second year, the total drug costs for PP and oral antipsychotics were £2.7 million and £724 004, respectively, while the total medical costs for PP and oral antipsychotics were £3 million and £5 million, respectively. …”
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A Case of Probable Amisulpride Induced Mania after Eight Months of Therapy by Prakash Thapa, Rajasee Sharma

“…Development of manic symptoms during treatment with atypical antipsychotics can be a troublesome side effect that has been described with most atypical antipsychotics. …”
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) on Clozapine with a Potential Atypical Interaction with Paliperidone by Paras Agarwal, Adanegbe Omoruyi, Kiara Gascon Perai, Kerenza MacDaid, Andrea Burton

“…Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) associated with the use of first-generation antipsychotics is a widely known phenomenon. This idiosyncratic reaction is less significant with the use of second-generation antipsychotics, and only a few cases in the literature exist, describing this reaction with clozapine use. …”
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Valbenazine for the Treatment of Adults with Tardive Dyskinesia by Harshit Gupta, Alycee R. Moity, Allison Jumonville, Sarah Kaufman, Amber N. Edinoff, Alan D. Kaye

“… # Summary The chronic use of dopamine receptor blocking agents, most commonly antipsychotics, can lead to a movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia. …”
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Quetiapine and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome by Michael Chen, Hassaan Gomaa, Alonso Cortez-Resendiz, Christopher Martin, Andrew Francis, Alfredo Bellon

“…One particular understudied area is the potential for antipsychotics to elicit electroconduction abnormalities in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome. …”
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Long-Lasting Symptomatic Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome following Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass in a Patient with Stenosis of Middle Cerebral Artery by Shinji Shimato, Toshihisa Nishizawa, Takashi Yamanouchi, Takashi Mamiya, Kojiro Ishikawa, Kyozo Kato

“…A 40-year-old woman, with a history of medication of quetiapine, dopamine 2 receptor antagonist as an antipsychotics for depression, underwent STA-MCA anastomosis for symptomatic left MCA stenosis. …”
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Lamotrigine Augmentation of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Severe and Long-Term Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Manuel Arrojo-Romero, María Tajes Alonso, Jose de Leon

“…Prospective randomized trials in treatment-resistant OCD patients who do not respond to combinations of SSRIs with clomipramine and/or antipsychotics are needed, including augmentation with lamotrigine. …”
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Severe Relapsing Clozapine-Withdrawal Catatonia by Tarek Shahrour, Muez Siddiq, Saad Ghalib, Taoufik Alsaadi

“…The course was chronic and intermittent which we think was caused by the poor adherence to antipsychotics. The importance of identifying such cases early is underlined.…”
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Psychosis Crisis Associated with Thyrotoxicosis due to Graves’ Disease by Lilibet Urias-Uribe, Emmanuel Valdez-Solis, Claudia González-Milán, Claudia Ramírez-Rentería, Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo

“…We present the case of a patient with previous psychiatric illness, acutely exacerbated by thyroid storm due to Graves’ disease, in whom treatment with antipsychotics induced catatonia. These associations are extremely rare and may be confused with Hashimoto’s encephalopathy, especially in the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid. …”
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Weight Gain, Obesity, and Psychotropic Prescribing by Nikhil Nihalani, Thomas L. Schwartz, Umar A. Siddiqui, James L. Megna

“…The authors undertook a comprehensive literature review in order to present epidemiology, etiology, and treatment options of weight gain associated with antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and antidepressants.…”
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Glossopharyngeal Dystonia Secondary to a Lurasidone-Fluoxetine CYP-3A4 Interaction by Sean Paul, Brian K. Cooke, Mathew Nguyen

“…Acute dystonic reactions are becoming much less prevalent in clinical practice due to the use of newer antipsychotics. Drug-drug interactions, patient characteristics, and environmental and genetic factors all contribute to the rate of occurrence of acute dystonia with second generation agents. …”
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Manic-Like Psychosis Associated with Elevated Trough Tacrolimus Blood Concentrations 17 Years after Kidney Transplant by Giuseppe Bersani, Pietropaolo Marino, Giuseppe Valeriani, Valentina Cuoco, Claudia Zitelli, Claudia Melcore, Francesco Saverio Bersani

“…We report the case of a 46-year-old man with no prior psychiatric history who suddenly manifested manic-like psychosis associated with elevated trough tacrolimus blood concentrations 17 years after kidney transplant. The use of antipsychotics may improve the severity of symptoms; but in order to obtain a complete remission, the reduction in the dose of tacrolimus, or its replacement with alternative immunosuppressant therapies, is recommended.…”
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Loxapine and Cyproheptadine Combined Limit Clozapine Rebound Psychosis and May Also Predict Clozapine Response by Lila Aboueid, Richard H. McCarthy

“…Clozapine has been consistently shown to be superior to other antipsychotics in the treatment of psychosis. However, clozapine usage has been limited due to required routine blood monitoring and the potential for life threatening side effects. …”
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Augmentative Asenapine in a Recurrent Manic Catatonic Patient with Partial Response to Clozapine by Massimiliano Buoli, Cristina Dobrea, Alice Caldiroli, Laura Cremaschi, A. Carlo Altamura

“…In addition, recent studies reported the efficacy of some atypical antipsychotics. The present case shows the clinical response to augmentative asenapine in a catatonic manic patient with a partial response to clozapine.…”
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Delayed-Onset Seizure in a Mild Quetiapine Overdose: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Jason A. Chen, Katherine M. Unverferth, Erick H. Cheung

“…Among atypical antipsychotics, quetiapine is commonly prescribed and considered to have a favorable side effect and safety profile. …”
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Treatment of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome-associated schizophrenia with comorbid anxiety and panic disorder by Candace B. Borders, Amanda Suzuki, David Safani

“…Subsequent management of the patient’s psychosis with asenapine was complicated by concurrent anxiety and panic disorder; thus, we examine the role of anxiolytic therapy in conjunction with antipsychotics in this patient population.…”
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A case of mania presenting with hypersexual behavior and gender dysphoria that resolved with valproic acid by Michelle R. Heare, Maria Barsky, Lawrence R. Faziola

“…Both of these symptoms resolved with the addition of valproic acid to antipsychotics. This case report presents the existing literature on hypersexuality and gender dysphoria in mania and describes a treatment option that has not been previously reported.…”
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Validation of the shortest version of the eating attitude test (EAT-7) as a screening tool for disordered eating in patients with first-episode schizophrenia by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Youssef Boukadida, Majda Cheour, Souheil Hallit

“…The study took place between January and June 2024, and involved clinically-stabilized outpatients with schizophrenia who have had < 3 months of treatment with antipsychotics (N = 112; mean age of 24.44 ± 5.41 years). …”
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Increased Sensitivity to Serotonin Syndrome in Cerebral Palsy by Adam Schindzielorz

“…However, other classes have been implicated as well including antipsychotics, antiemetic and pain medications, and lithium. …”
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The Management of Catatonia in Bipolar Disorder with Stimulants by Waheed K. Bajwa, Ali Rastegarpour, Omar A. Bajwa, Jessica Babbitt

“…After exhausting a number of options for medical management, including benzodiazepines, atypical antipsychotics, and amantadine, he only displayed significant clinical improvement with the addition of a stimulant, methylphenidate. …”
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