Abstract
The authors report the case of a severely retarded, 19-year-old female (treated with primidone 250 mg tid since age 12) who was admitted with visual and auditory hallucinations. After four days of continuing hallucinations, she went into classic catatonic schizophrenia. Upon examination, her primidone serum level was found to be well above the normal therapeutic range. The primidone dosage was decreased, and symptoms subsided as serum levels returned to normal.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 551-552 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
- Pharmacology (medical)
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Sher, A., Andersen, J. M., & Bhatia, S. C. (1983). Primidone-induced catatonic schizophrenia. Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy, 17(7-8), 551-552. https://doi.org/10.1177/106002808301700715