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Risperidone-induced rabbit syndrome: an unusual movement disorder
Kaustubh Sansare1, Dharamveer Singh, Vikram Khanna
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, India. kaustubhsansare@yahoo.com
The New York State Dental Journal
|October 23, 2012
Summary
Rabbit syndrome is an antipsychotic-induced rhythmic mouth motion. Differentiating it from tardive dyskinesia is crucial for proper dental and neurological care.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pharmacology
- Dentistry
Background:
- Rabbit syndrome is an antipsychotic-induced rhythmic motion of the mouth and lips.
- It is characterized by vertical movements without tongue involvement, resembling rabbit chewing.
Observation:
- Prevalence ranges from 2.3% to 4.4% in patients on typical antipsychotics.
- Isolated cases reported with atypical antipsychotics.
Findings:
- Rabbit syndrome must be differentiated from tardive dyskinesia, a tongue-involving movement disorder.
- Treatment is empirical due to poor understanding of the syndrome's etiology.
Implications:
- The syndrome's specificity points to the basal ganglia's role, similar to other oral dyskinesias.
- Further neuro-physiological research into the basal ganglia is essential for understanding.
- Awareness is critical for clinical dentistry to manage patients experiencing this side effect.
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