Frontotemporal dementia patients with extrapyramidal symptoms have brainstem atrophy and reduced metabolism in certain areas of the brain significantly more often than patients without extrapyramidal ...

Credit: Getty Images. Extrapyramidal symptoms that developed in patients with schizophrenia after initiation of treatment with atypical antipsychotic agents were associated with increased healthcare ...

The term "extrapyramidal effects" describes involuntary movements (movements that you cannot control). These side effects are most common when you first take antipsychotic medications. When you have ...

Within the cohort, 3838 cases were identified and compared with 38,380 age-matched controls. The use of certain antidepressants may put patients at increased risk for extrapyramidal symptoms (EPSs), ...

Introduction: The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is mainly clinical. DaT SCAN may help in difficult cases. Depression is also a clinical diagnosis and is common and persistent symptom in Parkinson's ...

To the Editor: In the Current Concepts in Therapy, "Complications from Psychotherapeutic Drugs. I.," which appeared in the February 9 issue of the Journal, reference was made to the treatment tretment ...

Schizophrenia is generally a chronic and disabling mental illness. Pharmacological therapy, which is used for relief of acute psychotic episodes and prevention of subsequent relapse, is essential for ...

The approval of Osmolex ER was based on bioavailability studies comparing Osmolex ER to immediate-release amantadine. Osmotica announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

Chronic cocaine use can induce cocaine-related cerebropathy, particularly in patients with increased risk for neurodegenerative processes. Chronic cocaine use is associated with an increased risk for ...