Journals / Nöropsikiyatri Arşivi / 2010 / Cilt: 47 - Sayı: 4

Pimozide augmentation therapy in treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients with poor or partial response to clozapine: A retrospective study

Klozapin tedavisine yeterli yanıt alınamayan tedaviye dirençli şizofreni hastalarında pimozidle güçlendirme yaklaşımı: Geriye dönük bir değerlendirme çalışması

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Conclusion: Pimozide augmentation of clozapine was found to be effective and safe in treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients with poor or partial response to clozapine therapy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: In this retrospective chart review study we aimed to investigate the effect of pimozide augmentation on schizophrenia patients with poor or partial response to clozapine therapy.
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Objective: In this retrospective chart review study we aimed to investigate the effect of pimozide augmentation on schizophrenia patients with poor or partial response to clozapine therapy. Methods: Charts of 17 treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients who had poor or partial response to at least one-year clozapine therapy and whose treatment was augmented with pimozide were evaluated. Patients who had Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) scores ≥4 and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scores ≥72 were considered as poor or partial clozapine responders. The scores on the PANSS, CGI scale, and Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale (ESRS) obtained in the first and the third months of follow-up were evaluated. Results: The mean age of the 8 female and 9 male (total 17) patients was 32.23±7.87 years, the mean age at onset of illness was 19.94±4.19 years, the mean duration of illness was 12.29±6.12 years, the mean clozapine dose was 500±58.63 mg/day, and the mean pimozide dose was 3.88±0.60 mg /day. The mean PANSS scores decreased from 99.70±13.91 to 3.64±1.27 and the mean CGI-S scores decreased from 4.82±0.80 to 3.64±1.27. ESRS scores did not change significantly after the addition of pimozide to the treatment. Conclusion: Pimozide augmentation of clozapine was found to be effective and safe in treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients with poor or partial response to clozapine therapy.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmada klozapin tedavisine yanıt vermeyen ya da kısmi yanıt veren tedaviye dirençli şizofreni hastalarında klozapin tedavisini pimozid ile güçlendirme yaklaşımının etkisinin geriye dönük kayıt taraması yöntemiyle ortaya konması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntemler: Çalışma verileri kliniğimizde yatarak ya da ayaktan tedavi gören tedaviye dirençli şizofreni tanısı ile en az 1 yıldır klozapin kullanan ve klozapin tedavisine yanıt vermeyen ya da kısmı yanıt veren hastalarda tedaviye güçlendirme amacıyla pimozid eklenmiş hastaların dosyalarından alındı. Hastaların Klinik Global İzlenim Şiddet alt ölçeği (KGİ-Ş) ≥4 ve Pozitif ve Negatif Sendrom Ölçeği (PANSS) ≥72 olması “klozapin tedavisine yanıt vermeyen ya da kısmı yanıt veren” biçiminde değerlendirildi. Klozapin tedavisine pimozid eklenmiş araştırma ölçütlerine uyan, verileri tam olan 17 hastaya başlangıçta, 1. ve 3. aylarda uygulanmış PANSS, KGİ ve Ekstrapiramidal Belirtileri Değerlendirme Ölçeği (EBDÖ) sonuçları değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmayı alınan 17 hastanın yaş ortalaması 32.23±7.87’idi. 8’i kadın ve 9’u erkekti. Ortalama şizofreni başlangıç yaşı 19.94±4.19 ve ortalama ruhsal hastalık süresi 12.29±6.12 idi. Klozapin kullanım süresi 3.70±2.75 yıl olarak saptandı. Klozapin kullanım dozu ortalama 500±58.63 mg/gün iken eklenen pimozid dozu ortalama 3.88±0.60 mg/gün idi. Başlangıçta ve 3. ayda yapılan PANSS ölçümleri 99.70±13.91’den 71.17±25.92’ye düşme gösterirken, aynı şekilde KGİ-Ş ölçümlerinin de 4.82±0.80’den 3.64±1.27’ye düştüğü saptandı. EBDÖ ölçümlerinde pimozid eklenmesiyle anlamlı bir değişiklik gözlenmedi. Sonuç: Klozapin tedavisine yanıt vermeyen ya da kısmi yanıt veren tedaviye dirençli şizofreni hastalarında güçlendirme amacıyla tedaviye pimozid eklenmesi etkili ve yan etkiler açısından da güvenli bulunmuştur.

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KISA, C., AKDAĞ, A. H., AYDEMİR, Ç., GÖKA, E. (2010). Pimozide augmentation therapy in treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients with poor or partial response to clozapine: A retrospective study. Nöropsikiyatri Arşivi, Cilt: 47 - Sayı: 4, 302–306. https://ajindex.com/articles/294424

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