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. 2011 Mar;13(3):216-8.

[Treatment of behavioral disorders by risperidone in children with autism]

[Article in Chinese]
Bin-Yuan Wei  1 , Fei Huang, Xiao-Tian Qin, Qiao-Qi Liang
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  • PMID: 21426640
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[Treatment of behavioral disorders by risperidone in children with autism]

[Article in Chinese]
Bin-Yuan Wei et al. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi. 2011 Mar.
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Abstract

Objective: To study the effect of risperidone treatment on behavioral disorders in children with autism.

Methods: Forty children with behavioral disorders (aged from 5 to 12 years) were treated with risperidone for 8 weeks. The behavioral symptoms were evaluated by the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) and the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) before and after the treatment. The adverse events related to risperidone treatment were observed.

Results: The score of severity of illness and the ATEC total scores were significantly reduced 8 weeks after risperidone treatment. Besides the social intercourse ability, great improvements have been shown on the verbal communication, apperception and behavioural symptoms by the ATEC. No severe adverse events related to risperidone treatment were observed.

Conclusions: Risperidone can significantly improve the behavioral disorders in children with autism and is well-tolerated.

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