Diazepam in the treatment of extrapyramidal symptoms: a case report

A chronic schizophrenic patient with a neuroleptic-induced dystonic reaction and akathisia, both of which were unresponsive to benztropine and diphenhydramine, derived rapid therapeutic benefit from diazepam. This case report indicates that low-dose diazepam may be an extrapyramidal symptoms in some patients.