Clinical nonrecognition of neuroleptic-induced movement disorders: a cautionary study.

Neuroleptic-induced movement disorders in a naturalistic schizophrenia population: diagnostic value of actometric movement patterns

BACKGROUND Neuroleptic-induced movement disorders (NIMDs) have overlapping co-morbidity. Earlier studies have described typical clinical movement patterns for individual NIMDs. This study aimed to identify specific movement patterns for each individual NIMD using actometry. METHODS A naturalistic population of 99 schizophrenia inpatients using conventional antipsychotics and clozapine was eva...

Neuroprotective Effects of Exercise on Brain Edema and Neurological Movement Disorders Following the Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion in Rats

Introduction: Cerebral ischemia and reperfusion causes physiological and biochemical changes in the neuronal cells that will eventually lead to cell damage. Evidence indicates that exercise reduces the ischemia and reperfusion-induced brain damages in animal models of stroke. In the present study, the effect of exercise preconditioning on brain edema and neurological movement disorders followin...

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome from aripiprazole in an agitated pediatric patient.

OBJECTIVE Neuroleptic malignant syndrome was induced by aripiprazole in a 12 1/2-year-old boy. The patient had a history of reactive airway disease, pervasive developmental disorder, and learning disability. METHOD The patient was interviewed and examined, and additional history was taken from the medical records. The Naranjo adverse drug reaction rating scale was applied. RESULTS The patie...

Assessment of neuroleptic-induced movement disorders in a naturalistic schizophrenia population

Movement Disorder Emergencies

Movement disorders are neurologic disorders characterized by inadequate voluntary movements (hypokinetic) or presence of abnormal involuntary movements (hyperkinetic). Management of either type of movement disorders is mainly outpatient-based . Movement disorder emergencies are conditions evolving over hours to days , in which failure to diagnose and manage promptly can result in significant mo...