Neuroleptic-induced dystonia: Incidence and risk factors

European Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 366-368

  Ballerini, Massimo ^a   Bellini, Simona ^a   Niccolai, Carlo ^b   Pieroni, Valentina ^a   Ferrara, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Mental Health Turin   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute neurodystonia; Extrapyramidal side effects; Extrapyramidal syndrome; Neuroleptics

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSTONIA; EVALUATION; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0036812644     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(02)00689-2     Document Type: Article

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