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Efficacy of clozapine in a non-schizophrenic patient with psychogenic polydipsia and central pontine myelinolysis.

Abstract
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug that has been demonstrated to be a highly effective treatment for polydipsia in schizophrenic patients. The authors report the first case of a non-schizophrenic patient affected by polydipsia and central pontine myelinolysis who was successfully treated with clozapine.
AuthorsM C Mauri, L S Volonteri, A Fiorentini, M Dieci, A Righini, A Vita
JournalHuman psychopharmacology (Hum Psychopharmacol) Vol. 17 Issue 5 Pg. 253-5 (Jul 2002) ISSN: 0885-6222 [Print] England
PMID12404683 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Chemical References
  • Clozapine
Topics
  • Clozapine (therapeutic use)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelinolysis, Central Pontine (drug therapy, pathology, psychology)
  • Water Intoxication (drug therapy, pathology, psychology)

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