title: [Aripiprazole-induced parkinsonism in a 64-year-old female patient diagnosed with bipolar disorder].
abstract: A 64-year-old female patient, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, developed parkinsonism 18 days after aripiprazole had been initiated. Twenty-six days after the patient had stopped taking aripiprazole the parkinson syndrome disappeared completely. Aripiprazole is usually associated with a low incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms. So far, little is known about the pathophysiology of parkinsonism and the possible role of aripiprazole. The case-study includes some hypotheses and recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum KU Leuven, campus Kortenberg.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Schutter
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouckaert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peuskens
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000068180:Aripiprazole; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015363:Quinolones / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D010879:Piperazines; D015363:Quinolones; D000068180:Aripiprazole