a case of acute extrapyramidal manifestations consisting of dystonia and akathisia following abrupt discontinuation of propranolol is reported. she responded well to oral propranolol and intramuscular diazepam. extrapyramidal symptoms have commonly been associated with acute or chronic administration of neuroleptic drugs. there have been reports of a substantial number of cases with similar cli...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a novel approach to the prophylaxis of schizophrenic relapse characterised by administration of brief courses of neuroleptic for the earliest non-psychotic signs of relapse (prodromal symptoms). DESIGN Two year follow up of subjects randomised, double blind, to receive either active (control group) or placebo (intermittent group) depot neuroleptic medication. Both groups...

Paliperidone is an atypical antipsychotic medication commonly used to treat schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder. It a metabolite of risperidone has similar mechanism action, primarily blocking dopamine 2 receptors (D2 receptors) in the brain. various adverse effects, including extrapyramidal symptoms, weight gain, metabolic disturbances. Catatonia rare but severe side ...

Case presentation: S.S.A, 2 years old, female, born at term, with no complications during pregnancy, intrapartum, or neonatal period, and history of neurological diseases in the family. At months 20 days age, she presented her first convulsive crises, initially 3 8 crises successive days, duration seconds, which patient expressed muscular rigidity upper lower limbs. Due to progressive increase ...

Although the incidence of extrapyramidal reactions associated with metoclopramide has been reported to be approximately 0.2%, such reactions are rare in the anesthetic field. Several anesthetic adjuvants, including ondansetron and pregabalin, have also been associated with extrapyramidal side effect. Here, the authors report the case of a 47-year-old patient, previously administered pregabalin ...