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High vulnerability to acute dystonic reactions: a case of antipsychotic exposure and uncontrolled seizure activity.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 1 Jun 2005
Coffey Gara L, Botts Sheila R, de Leon Jose
Abstract excerpt
Antipsychotic-induced extrapyramidal side effects have a negative impact on treatment for mental illness. Acute dystonic reactions are uncomfortable and frightening to the patient, and often lead to early discontinuation of drug therapy and worsened long-term outcome. The lower propensity of the atypical antipsychotic agents to cause extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) has been associated with multiple benefits,...
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