Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5721164 | L'Encéphale | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Quetiapine, like all antipsychotics, has anticholinergic effects, including cardiac, psychiatric and digestive disorders. The combination of anticholinergic drugs decreases intestinal peristalsis. Without any prompt management, this decrease can result in a colonic ischemia or necrosis. In patients treated with neuroleptics, the onset of constipation must alert medical staff. Systematic monitoring of bowel movements should be performed in any patient receiving anticholinergic drugs.
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Authors
P. Cuny, M. Houot, S. Ginisty, S. Horowicz, F. Plassart, H. Mentec, P. Eftekhari,