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Risperidone associated with low iron stores in some patients
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30115
Subject(s) - ferritin , iron deficiency , neuropsychology , risperidone , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , cognition , psychology , medicine , cognitive deficit , anemia , psychiatry , audiology , cognitive impairment , pediatrics , clinical psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming)
Iron deficiency results in cognitive deficits in rodents, which can be reversed with stimulants. In humans, iron deficiency causes behavioral and neuropsychological impairments, both with or without anemia. For children with attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), low ferritin — a marker of body iron stores — has been associated with more severe symptoms and a poorer response to psychostimulants.