Drug-induced movement disorders.

ABSTRACT: Many therapeutic and illicit drugs can cause movement disorders Antipsychotics and antiemetics are most commonly implicated: The time of onset of the movement disorder may be acute subacute or chronic The severity can range from mild to severe and life-threatening: Early recognition of a drug-induced movement disorder is essential to allow for prompt intervention This includes stopping the offending drug supportive care and sometimes other pharmacological treatment:

SUBMITTER: Duma SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6478951 | biostudies-other | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other