A young male patient is on 5 mg haloperidol for many days, recently for last 4 days of duration he has inner restlessness and urges to move. Diagnosis is?
Correct Answer: Akathisia
Description: Antipsychotic drugs Extrapyramidal symptoms- dur to D2 blockade in limbic system Extrapyramidal symptoms Clinical features Special DOC Acute dystonia Oculogyric crisis ocular muscles spasm and opisthotonos Toicollis Protrusion of tongue leading to laryngospasm grimacing Earliest to develop (days) Anticholinergic drugs Acute akathisia Constant purposeless involuntary movement from one place to another Most common EPS Days to week Propranolol Tardive dyskinesia chewing and sucking movements grimacing choreoathetoid movements-akathisia Seen after long(years) use of anti-psychotic Tetrabenazine Malignant neuroleptic syndrome Fluctuating level of consciousness hypehermia -muscles rigidity increase level of CPK Increase level of liver enzyme confusion - Diaphoresis Most common cause of death in this syndrome is acute renal failure Most serious side effect dantrolene DRUG induced parkinsonism Few weeks anticholinergics
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