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Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2000;4(3):241-3. doi: 10.1080/13651500050518154.

Risperidone treatment of neuroleptic-induced tardive extrapyramidal symptoms.

International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice

T Suenaga, Y Tawara, S Goto, S Kouhata, A Kagaya, J Horiguchi, Y Yamanaka, S Yamawaki

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Hiroshima University School of Medicine.

PMID: 24927461 DOI: 10.1080/13651500050518154

Abstract

Tardive extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) induced by neuroleptic treatment, and particularly EPS which persist after withdrawal of the drugs, are clinically serious problems. We describe a patient with four types of tardive and persistent EPS such as dystonia, dyskinesia, choreatic movement and myoclonus, induced by haloperidol. These EPS were remarkably inhibited by 3 mg/day risperidone. This is the first published case demonstrating simultaneous development of these four types of tardive EPS induced by a neuroleptic and then reduced by low-dose risperidone treatment. ( Int J Psych Clin Pract 2000; 4: 241 - 243).

Keywords: Tardive Extrapyramidal Symptoms 5ht 2a Receptor Risperidone

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