A fatal case of ischaemic colitis following long‐term use of neuroleptic medication
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
- Vol. 36 (4) , 371-375
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.1992.tb00536.x
Abstract
A fatal case of ischaemic colitis in a mentally handicapped man is presented, the possible aetiological role of long‐term neuroleptic use is discussed and the previous literature on this subject is reviewed.Keywords
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