Research Article | Open Access
A Clinical Case Report On Haloperidol Induced Extrapyramidal Movement Disorder
Ms. Dharti Meshram Ms. Priyanka Meshram Mrs. Indu Alwadkar Mrs. Pooja Kasturkar Ms.Shabnam Sayyad Aniket Pathade, Pratiksha Munjewar
Pages: 7703-7706
Abstract
Background: The most typical side effect of antipsychotic medications is extrapyramidal symptoms(EPS).Haloperidol is an atypical antipsychotic medicine that is highly potent, useful in treating hallucinations and delusions, and more likely to result in drug-induced EPS. Muscle stiffness, parkinsonism, and uncontrolled or delayed movements of any part of the body are some of the side effects of haloperidol. To prevent the side effect of the antipsychotic drug and to minimize the severity of symptoms of extrapyramidal as early as a possibility
Keywords
Parkinsonism, Tardive dyskinesia, Hallucination, Benztropine, Trihexyphenidyl, Anticholinergic agents.