Case Report
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World J Psychiatr. Dec 22, 2014; 4(4): 150-152
Published online Dec 22, 2014. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v4.i4.150
Polydipsia, hyponatremia and rhabdomyolysis in schizophrenia: A case report
Li-Chi Chen, Ya-Mei Bai, Meng-Han Chang
Li-Chi Chen, Meng-Han Chang, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Ya-Mei Bai, Department of Psychiatry, Collage of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Author contributions: Chen LC collected the patient’s clinical data and wrote the paper; Bai YM revised the paper; Chang MH collected the patient’s clinical data.
Supported by Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Correspondence to: Ya Mei Bai, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan. ymbi@mail2000.com.tw
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Received: June 22, 2014
Peer-review started: June 23, 2014
First decision: July 10, 2014
Revised: November 10, 2014
Accepted: November 17, 2014
Article in press: November 19, 2014
Published online: December 22, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: We present a 40-year-old man with schizophrenia who had polydipsia for more than one year and later had hyponatremia related consciousness disturbance. Though the association of polydipsia with schizophrenia and/or neuroleptic treatment is already discussed in the literature, there were no articles as detailed as our article. It reviewed the possible mechanism associated with hyponatremia and rhabdomyolysis, the choice of antipsychotics, and the reasons of polydipsia in schizophrenia patient at a time.