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Pisa Syndrome in an Adolescent on Neuroleptic Medication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jeremy Turk  and
Bryan Lask
Jeremy Turk*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
Bryan Lask
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London
*
* Correspondence
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Abstract

To our knowledge Pisa syndrome in childhood or adolescence has not previously been described. The syndrome developed in an adolescent girl following administration of neuroleptic medication for psychotic features, and was transiently thought to be abnormal illness behaviour. This case emphasises the need for early diagnosis and rapid effective treatment.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 158 , Issue 3 , March 1991 , pp. 422 - 423
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991 

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