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Replacement of antipsychotic and antiepileptic medication by L-alpha-methyldopa in a woman with velocardiofacial syndrome.

International clinical psychopharmacology - 1 Mar 2003

O'Hanlon James F, Ritchie Rand C, Smith Edward A, Patel Rashiklal

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We report the case of a 23-year-old woman with velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS) and a history of psychosis and seizures. She had been treated with conventional antipsychotic and antiepileptic drugs for 10 and 3 years, respectively. However, she continued to experience occasional hallucinations and paroxysmal jerking of the extremities. L-alpha-methyldopa 500 mg b.i.d. (later reduced to 250 mg t.i.d.) was added to...

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PMID: 12598825
DOI: 10.1097/00004850-200303000-00010

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