Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is serious medical condition, which might be caused by
psychotropic medications. Previously, antipsychotic-induced VTE due to olanzapine,
risperidone, clozapine, and amisulpiride was reported. In this report, we present
2 cases of paliperidone-induced VTE.
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Publication History
Published online: December 30, 2013
Accepted:
December 18,
2013
Received:
December 10,
2013
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