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. 2019 Nov 20;17(4):556-558.
doi: 10.9758/cpn.2019.17.4.556.

Hypertension Induced by Aripiprazole Use in an Autistic Child Patient

Aylin Deniz Uzun  1 , Şermin Yalın Sapmaz  1 , Masum Öztürk  1 , Hasan Kandemir  1
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Hypertension Induced by Aripiprazole Use in an Autistic Child Patient

Aylin Deniz Uzun et al. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci. .

Abstract

Atypical antipsychotics in children and adolescents are widely used for aggression, emotional variability and psychosis treatment. Aripiprazole is also an atypical antipsychotic that increasingly used in children and adolescents with schizophrenia, autism and bipolar disorder. In this case report, a medically healthy patient with autism associated with behavioral problems is presented with the development of hypertension after the onset of aripiprazole and the return of blood pressure to normal levels after withdrawal of the drug. The purpose of this case study is to discuss and report the emergence of aripiprazole-induced hypertension as a side effect of drugs in children and adolescents.

Keywords: Aripiprazole.; Autistic disorder; Child; Hypertension.

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