Recognition and treatment of rabbit syndrome, an uncommon complication of neuroleptic therapies.
Rabbit syndrome is an uncommon, tongue-sparing, orofacial movement disturbance, rapid and regular in nature and associated with prolonged use of neuroleptics. Two cases reports illustrate how anticholinergic agents successfully treat the disorder. The syndrome is distinguished from tardive dyskinesia, which tends to be exacerbated by anticholinergic agents.
D000368:Aged; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D001590:Benztropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001590:Benztropine