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Case Reports
. 1996 Jul;20(5):793-800.
doi: 10.1016/0278-5846(96)00059-0.

Risperidone antagonism of self-mutilation in a Lesch-Nyhan patient

S M Allen  1 , S N Rice
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Risperidone antagonism of self-mutilation in a Lesch-Nyhan patient

S M Allen et al. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 1996 Jul.

Abstract

1. The case is described of a 28-year old male with a diagnosis of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. 2. Chronic treatment with the atypical neuroleptic risperidone at 4 mg daily has maintained a significant reduction in occurrence of self-mutilation.

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