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
2000
Risperidone-Associated Weight Gain in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Chart Review
Martin A, Landau J, Leebens P, Ulizio K, Cicchetti D, Scahill L, Leckman JF. Risperidone-Associated Weight Gain in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Chart Review. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2000, 10: 259-268. PMID: 11191686, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2000.10.259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexSignificant weight gainBaseline weightRisperidone useWeight gainStandardized z-scoresZ-scoreConcomitant medication useRisperidone-treated subjectsWeight changeRetrospective chart reviewSmall case seriesPsychiatric inpatient populationProportion of subjectsSubstantial weight gainRisperidone dosageNeuroleptic exposureChart reviewMedication useMonths of observationCase seriesMass indexInpatient populationWeight increaseTanner staging