Functional Movement Disorder and Parkinson’s Disease Comorbidity: A Case Report

Case Presentation A 22-year-old male patient presented to the emergency room of hospital with chief complaints of restlessness, an intolerable urge to pace around, suspiciousness, and sleep disturbances in the form of late-onset and midnight awakenings for four days. Medical History Family History Clinical Exam Treatment Clinical Outcome Careful observation, interviews, and periodic mental status […]

FDA Approves Another Drug for Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder

FDA Approves Another Drug for Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder

For the management of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, US FDA recently approved a once-daily oral combination medication of olanzapine and samidorphan. Olanzapine on its own is highly efficacious but demonstrates side effects such as weight gain. In the ENLIGHTEN-2 study, the combination has proven its efficacy along with significantly less weight gain than olanzapine […]