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
2004
Weight and Leptin Changes Among Risperidone-Treated Youths With Autism: 6-Month Prospective Data
Martin A, Scahill L, Anderson GM, Aman M, Arnold LE, McCracken J, McDougle CJ, Tierney E, Chuang S, Vitiello B. Weight and Leptin Changes Among Risperidone-Treated Youths With Autism: 6-Month Prospective Data. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2004, 161: 1125-1127. PMID: 15169706, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.6.1125.Peer-Reviewed Original Research