Jose de Leon, MD
Mental Health Research Center, Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky; Biomedical Research Centre in Mental Health Net (CIBERSAM), Santiago Apóstol Hospital, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain *Corresponding author: Jose de Leon, MD, Mental Health Research Center at Eastern State Hospital, 1350 Bull Lea Rd, Lexington, KY 40511 ([email protected]).
Letter to the Editor
Unexpected Falls, Clozapine Treatment, and Myoclonus
January 18, 2018
Clozapine can cause falls due to orthostatic hypotension or sedation, particularly in geriatric patients. A less-recognized cause of falls in clozapine patients is myoclonus, which manifests as knee buckling...
Meta-Analysis
Clozapine Augmentation With Antiepileptic Drugs
May 24, 2017
Only 30% to 60% of patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia benefit from clozapine monotherapy. Does augmentation with mood stabilizers/antiepileptics improve the chances of success? This meta-analysis of 22 randomized controlled...
