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*Mild Symptoms: Cessation of the neuroleptic drug or decreasing the dose | *Mild Symptoms: Cessation of the neuroleptic drug or decreasing the dose | ||
*Moderate to Severe Symptoms: Reserpine and tetrabenazine | *Moderate to Severe Symptoms: Reserpine and tetrabenazine | ||
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Revision as of 03:30, 4 January 2015
Background
- Orofacial involuntary movements
- Described as grimacing, writhing and choreathetoid
- Grimacing, Tongue movements, Lip smacking, Excessive eye blinking
- Often occurs after years of treatment with neuroleptic agents
Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
Management
- Mild Symptoms: Cessation of the neuroleptic drug or decreasing the dose
- Moderate to Severe Symptoms: Reserpine and tetrabenazine
See Also
Source
- Hockberger RS, Richards JR: Thought Disorders; in Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al (eds): Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, ed 8. St. Louis, Mosby, Inc., 2014, (Ch) 110: p 1460-1466