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PCC
Case Report

August 15, 2019

A patient develops catatonia after resolution of neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Is ECT a possible treatment option?
Juvet Che, Swetha Muralidhara, Matthew Egbert, et al
PCC
Case Report

August 8, 2019

Could speech be present in catatonia even in a patient who satisfies the criteria for mutism? Read this case report to find out more.
Maria Abramov, Yassir O. Mahgoub
PCC
Case Report

August 1, 2019

Primary care providers face competing demands in a fast-paced environment. Read about a case of neurosyphilis identified in a primary care clinic, demonstrating the importance of longitudinal assessment and...
Dayna LePlatte, Sara Marasco, Stephen J. Warnick, et al
PCC
Case Report

July 25, 2019

If your patient is having myoclonic jerks, consider the combination of drugs being administered and how they may work on similar receptors. Learning the pharmacokinetic genetics of your patient,...
Venkata Kolli, Mounika Addula
PCC
Case Report

July 18, 2019

The opioid epidemic is receiving extensive attention and is largely attributed to a rise in nonmedical uses of prescription opioids. This case report highlights a dangerous new way some...
Roopa Sethi, Joey Luvisi, Kyle Ahonen, et al
PCC
Case Report

July 11, 2019

When an elderly person presents with depression and anhedonia, and SSRIs don' t help, a closer look at root causes is the best route to effective treatment. Before ECT,...
David Halpern, Stephanie Wey
PCC
Case Report

July 11, 2019

Can lurasidone induce mania? Read about a patient who presented in a depressive episode with psychotic features who became acutely manic after starting lurasidone monotherapy.
Heather Burrell Ward, Marcela Almeida
PCC
Case Report

July 3, 2019

Loperamide abuse has increased in recent years. Read about a patient with excessive loperamide use who was successfully managed with buprenorphine/naloxone.
Sajoy P. Varghese, Pooja Kumari, Heshan Wijegunaratne, et al
PCC
Case Report

June 27, 2019

Could an improvised CBT approach be helpful for depressed adolescents with Asperger syndrome? The author of this report discusses two patients who benefited from this therapy.
Jaiganesh Selvapandiyan
PCC
Case Report

June 6, 2019

Here, read about a patient who developed a rotator cuff injury after receiving modified ECT. This vignette emphasizes the importance of ensuring muscle relaxation prior to administering ECT, especially...
Puneet Narang, Anum Khan, Steven Lippmann
PCC
Case Report

May 30, 2019

ECT has shown positive results in severe cases of OCD. Here, the authors report 3 cases of patients with severe OCD who responded differently to ECT. Their findings may...
Apala Aggarwal, Nitin Aggarwal, Shiv Prasad
PCC
Case Report

May 23, 2019

Stimulants are often prescribed to treat ADHD. Here, read about a 6-year-old boy with ADHD who developed excessive daytime sleepiness after starting lisdexamfetamine.
Muhammad Hassan Majeed, Saad Wasiq, Ahmad Mumtaz, et al
PCC
Case Report

May 23, 2019

Opioid withdrawal can lead to abnormal cardiac function. This case report illustrates use of the naloxone challenge test in a patient with cardiac comorbidities who received naltrexone LAI for...
Taylor R. Harlow, Jacob R. Peters, Dennis L. Anderson
PCC
Case Report

May 16, 2019

There are few data regarding alternative dosing regimens for depot injection naltrexone. Could more frequent dosing increase efficacy in patients who abuse alcohol? Read on to find out.
Joey Luvisi, Kyle Ahonen, Roopa Sethi
PCC
Case Report

May 9, 2019

This case report illustrates the importance of the utilization of antioxidants for treatment of tardive dyskinesia. Read on to find out more.
O. Greg Deardorff, Kimberly A. Ehrhard, Jason Cafer, et al
PCC
Case Report

May 2, 2019

Clozapine is essential for the management of treatment-refractory schizophrenia, but its use is often limited by side effects. Read this report of a man who developed dysarthria and delirium...
Anna Shvartsur, Brent M. Kious
PCC
Case Report

April 18, 2019

Is involuntary psychiatric hospitalization always needed after a suicide attempt? Read about 2 cases of resolution of depressive symptoms and suicidality following a suicide attempt by hanging, thus questioning...
Volodymyr I. Karpa, Junji Takeshita, Deborah A. Goebert
PCC
Case Report

April 11, 2019

Is there an association between bipolar disorder and Arnold-Chiari malformation? Read this informative case report to find out.
Joe Hong, Jooyeon Lee, Sylvia Kim, et al
PCC
Case Report

April 4, 2019

Does mirtazapine induce transient dyskinesia? Read this case report to find out.
Derek Hutchins, Jonathan Hall, Ashish Sharma
PCC
Case Report

March 28, 2019

The risk of Stevens-Johnson syndrome in patients taking valproic acid may be underestimated in current clinical practice. Read this case report to find out more.
Kristen K. Barbour, Christian P. Umfrid, Benjamin A. Brinton, et al
PCC
Case Report

March 28, 2019

An elderly woman with treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder finally finds a drug that works, but when the lurasidone dose increases, a rash occurs and her mental health destabilizes again. Is...
Zeba Hasan Hafeez
PCC
Case Report

March 21, 2019

Faster isn' t always better. Faster can complicate the clinical picture, as it does in this patient who experiences rapid autonomic dysfunction and liver injury 24 hours after an...
Areef S. Kassam, E. Ann Cunningham, Shaina E. Musco
PCC
Case Report

March 7, 2019

Side effects impact medication adherence and future clinical outcomes. Here, read about a case of a reduction of lurasidone-induced nausea with its ingestion with meals.
Venkata Kolli, Anureet Walia, Shannon Kinnan
JCP
Case Report

April 26, 2017

Read a case report on Valproate Toxicity and the causes and risk factors of sedation at therapeutic valproate levels.
Johanna E. M. P. Smits, Eveline Wallenburg, Arno van Spanje, et al

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