2005
Acute and Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Risperidone in Children with Autism
Aman MG, Arnold M, McDougle CJ, Vitiello B, Scahill L, Davies M, McCracken JT, Tierney E, Nash PL, Posey DJ, Chuang S, Martin A, Shah B, Gonzalez NM, Swiezy NB, Ritz L, Koenig K, McGough J, Ghuman JK, Lindsay RL. Acute and Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Risperidone in Children with Autism. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2005, 15: 869-884. PMID: 16379507, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2005.15.869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimpson-Angus Neurological Rating ScaleAbnormal Involuntary Movement ScaleAdverse eventsBody mass indexAcute trialTreatment-emergent adverse eventsTolerability of risperidoneCommon adverse eventsMost adverse eventsOpen-label extensionPlacebo-controlled trialMonths of treatmentUnanticipated adverse eventsSame adverse eventsLong-term safetyNeurological Rating ScaleOpen-label risperidoneRisperidone groupRisperidone therapyExtrapyramidal symptomsBlood assessmentMass indexPlacebo nonrespondersMovement ScaleLifetime diagnosis
2002
Risperidone in Children with Autism and Serious Behavioral Problems
McCracken JT, McGough J, Shah B, Cronin P, Hong D, Aman MG, Arnold LE, Lindsay R, Nash P, Hollway J, McDougle CJ, Posey D, Swiezy N, Kohn A, Scahill L, Martin A, Koenig K, Volkmar F, Carroll D, Lancor A, Tierney E, Ghuman J, Gonzalez NM, Grados M, Vitiello B, Ritz L, Davies M, Robinson J, McMahon D. Risperidone in Children with Autism and Serious Behavioral Problems. New England Journal Of Medicine 2002, 347: 314-321. PMID: 12151468, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa013171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical Global Impression-ImprovementAtypical antipsychotic agentsPlacebo groupSelf-injurious behaviorRisperidone groupAntipsychotic agentsAutistic disorderIrritability scoresDouble-blind trialPrimary outcome measureTreatment of adultsTraditional antipsychotic medicationsPercent decreaseSerious behavioral disturbancesAberrant Behavior ChecklistRisperidone therapyTardive dyskinesiaAntipsychotic medicationAverage weight gainOutcome measuresPositive responsePostsynaptic dopamineSerotonin receptorsBehavioral disturbancesSevere tantrums