Effectiveness of risperidone in psychogenic stiff neck.

Abstract

A 48-year-old woman suffering from treatment-resistant psychogenic stiff neck and severe depression had been treated with a varied regimen of medications, including antidepressants, neuroleptics, and antiepileptics. These treatments did not result in improvement. Therefore, she was treated with a combination of sertraline and risperidone. Depressive symptoms decreased within a few weeks of treatment initiation. The psychogenic stiff neck, which had begun to improve within the first 2 weeks, had disappeared completely after 6 months of treatment with risperidone alone. This case report suggests that risperidone may be effective in some neurological motor disorders comorbid with mood disorders.

• Authors: Donatella Marazziti, Bernardo Dell'Osso
• Journal: CNS spectrums (CNS Spectr) Vol. 10 Issue 6 Pg. 443-4 (Jun 2005) ISSN: 1092-8529 [Print] United States
• PMID: 15908897 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antipsychotic Agents
• Risperidone

Topics

• Antipsychotic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Depressive Disorder, Major (complications)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Risperidone (therapeutic use)
• Torticollis (complications, drug therapy)
• Treatment Outcome