Second-generation antipsychotic and diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Carlo Ripoli (Author), Anna Paola Pinna (Author), Faustina Podda (Author), Roberta Zanni (Author), Maria Giada Tronci (Author), Anna Maria Nurchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Second generation antipsychotics (SGA) are used in children for the treatment of various psychiatric diseases, including pervasive developmental disorders. These drugs can cause metabolic effects as hyperglycemia and diabetes. A 16-year-old young-boy, diagnosed with autism, developed diabetes mellit...