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A fatal case of ischaemic colitis following long‐term use of neuroleptic medication
Author(s) -
SILVA P.,
DEB S.,
DRUMMOND R. D.,
RANKIN R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1992.tb00536.x
Subject(s) - etiology , colitis , term (time) , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
. A fatal case of ischaemic colitis in a mentally handicapped man is presented, the possible aetiological role of long‐term neuroleptic use is discussed and the previous literature on this subject is reviewed.