Browsing by Author "Kuruppuarachchi, C.S."

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    Clozapine induced severe weight loss in resistant schizophrenia managed with risperidone add-on therapy
    (Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2020) Chandradasa, M.; Kuruppuarachchi, C.S.; Rathnayake, L.C.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.
    ABSTRACT: Clozapine is prescribed for resistant schizophrenia. It is usually associated with weight gain. There have been only a few reports of weight loss associated with clozapine treatment and we report two patients from Sri Lanka. The first patient lost 27% of bodyweight on clozapine while the second lost 17%. Both were clinically stable on clozapine, with marked reduction of psychotic symptoms. Adding risperidone helped to regain the lost weight in the described patients. KEYWORDS: Clozapine, Weight, Schizophrenia, Sri Lanka
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    Frontal lobe neuropathology presenting to Mental Health Services
    (Postgraduate Institute of Medicine University of Colombo, 2020) Chandradasa, M.; de Silva, S.; Rathnayake, L.C.; Kuruppuarachchi, C.S.; Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.
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