A danger of haloperidol therapy in children

Paul S. Lietman; W. Donald Shields; Patrick F. Bray

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(76)81007-4

A danger of haloperidol therapy in children

Paul S. Lietman, W. Donald Shields, Patrick F. Bray

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Abstract

Attention is directed to the potential danger of therapy with haloperidol in children. Its value in reducing the excessive movements of Sydenham chorea must be weighed against the usual tendency of this disorder to remit spontaneously and the ocasional tendency of the drug to cause catastrophic adverse reactions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	301-303
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Journal of pediatrics
Volume	88
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(76)81007-4
State	Published - Feb 1976
Externally published	Yes

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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