Dopamine supersensitivity psychosis (DSP) is a key factor contributing to the development of antipsychotic treatment-resistant schizophrenia. We examined the efficacy and safety of blonanserin (BNS) and olanzapine (OLZ) as adjuncts to prior antipsychotic treatment in patients with schizophrenia and DSP in a 24-week, multicenter (17 sites), randomized, rater-blinded study with two parallel groups (BNS and OLZ add-on treatments) in patients with schizophrenia and DSP: the ROADS Study. The primary outcome was the change in the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score from baseline to week 24.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Constipation is often overlooked in patients with schizophrenia. We examined their awareness of constipation and whether they reported it to their psychiatrists.
Method: Five hundred three inpatients with schizophrenia (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision) were interviewed about their recent bowel movements and evaluated for the diagnostic criteria for functional constipation.
Objective: While 65%-80% occupancy of dopamine D2 receptors with antipsychotics has been proposed to achieve optimal therapeutic response during acute treatment of schizophrenia, it remains unclear as to whether it is also necessary to maintain D2 receptor occupancy within this "safe" window for ongoing maintenance treatment. The data are especially scarce for long-acting antipsychotic formulations.
Method: Clinically stable patients with schizophrenia (DSM-IV) receiving a stable dose of risperidone long-acting injectable (LAI) as antipsychotic monotherapy for at least 3 months and free of any psychiatric hospitalization over the past 6 months were included.
Background: Clinical relevance of dental caries is often underestimated in patients with schizophrenia. The objective of this study was to examine dental caries and to identify clinical and demographic variables associated with poor dental condition in patients with schizophrenia.
Methods: Inpatients with schizophrenia received a visual oral examination of their dental caries, using the decayed-missing-filled teeth (DMFT) index.
We report successful anesthetic management of elective cesarean section in a 31-year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) using combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSEA). After inserting an arterial catheter and central venous catheter, isobaric bupivacaine (0.5% ; 5 mg) with fentanyl 10 microg was injected intrathecally at the L4-5 interspace under administration of dopamine 3 microg kg(-1) min(-1).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 50-year-old woman underwent open reduction and internal fixation for bilateral lower extremity fracture under general anesthesia. During the surgery, arterial oxygen saturation and expired CO2 concentration dropped suddenly when the left limb was fixed. Immediately, we performed aspiration of the pulmonary thrombus and inserted a temporary infra-vena cava filter followed by heparinization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 6-year-old child with Schwartz-Jampel syndrome (SJS) underwent tenotomy of bilateral lower limbs under general anesthesia. Patient with SJS has problems such as difficulty of intubation owing to microstomia and jaw muscle rigidity, and is susceptible to malignant hyperthermia by using volatile inhalation anesthetics. In this case, we used a laryngeal mask for airway management and anesthesia was maintained with inhalation of nitrous oxide and continuous i.
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