title: Extrapyramidal side effects in lithium maintenance therapy.
abstract: The authors neurologically examined 36 patients who had been maintained on lithium therapy for periods ranging from 6 months to 7 years to determine the presence of parkinson-like side effects. Only a few patients demonstrated rigidity, including cogweel rigidity, and this was at a low level of severity. These results do not support the previously reported frequent occurrence of cogwheel rigidity in patients on lithium maintenance.
mesh_terms: D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium