Hypertension Induced by Aripiprazole Use in an Autistic Child Patient
10.9758/cpn.2019.17.4.556
- Author:
Aylin Deniz UZUN
1
;
Sermin Yalın SAPMAZ
;
Masum ÖZTÜRK
;
Hasan KANDEMIR
Author Information
1. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. aylin.uzun@cbu.edu.tr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Child;
Hypertension;
Autistic disorder;
Aripiprazole
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Aggression;
Antipsychotic Agents;
Aripiprazole;
Autistic Disorder;
Bipolar Disorder;
Blood Pressure;
Child;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Problem Behavior;
Psychotic Disorders;
Schizophrenia
- From:Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
2019;17(4):556-558
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Atypical antipsychotics in children and adolescents are widely used for aggression, emotional variability and psychosis treatment. Aripiprazole is also an atypical antipsychotic that increasingly used in children and adolescents with schizophrenia, autism and bipolar disorder. In this case report, a medically healthy patient with autism associated with behavioral problems is presented with the development of hypertension after the onset of aripiprazole and the return of blood pressure to normal levels after withdrawal of the drug. The purpose of this case study is to discuss and report the emergence of aripiprazole-induced hypertension as a side effect of drugs in children and adolescents.
