Korean J Psychopharmacol.  1998 Apr;9(1):98-103.

Use of Risperidone in a Patient with Psychotic Disorder due to Complex Partial Seizure: A Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Korea.
  • 2The Catholic Neuroscience Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A new atypical antipsychotics, risperidone has been shown to be an effective drug in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. We present a case report of successful treatment in a psychotic patient with complex partial seizure. A case history, of 26-year-old women in whom psychotic symptoms due to temporal lobe epilepsy was successfully treated with risperidone and anticonvulsants, is presented. A prospective clinical trial of risperidone with a randomized controlled design in patients with epileptic psychosis is warranted.

Keyword

Risperidone; Complex partial seizure; Epileptic psychosis; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Antipsychotics

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anticonvulsants
Antipsychotic Agents
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Female
Humans
Psychotic Disorders*
Risperidone*
Schizophrenia
Seizures*
Anticonvulsants
Antipsychotic Agents
Risperidone
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