[Chorea-like motor restlessness in clozapine].
Clozapine is an antipsychotic drug that has a very low incidence of extrapyramidal side effects. Only few dyskinetic and dystonic motoric alterations are described. This brief review describes three patients who developed chorea-like symptoms during a Clozapine therapy. The possible causal mechanisms of these side effect are suggested.
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Psychiatrisches Krankenhaus Bad Hersfeld.
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Dorn
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D000328:Adult; D017109:Akathisia, Drug-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002819:Chorea / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003024:Clozapine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D012562:Schizophrenia, Disorganized / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine