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Tardive akathisia due to sulpiride
A López de Munain1, J J Poza, A Gorospe
1Neurology Department, Hospital Nuestra Señora, de Aranzazu, San Sebastian, Spain.
Clinical Neuropharmacology
|October 1, 1994
Abstract:
A 56 year-old woman who suffered from parkinsonism, oro-lingual dyskinesia (OLD) and tardive akathisia (TA) due to sulpiride is reported. OLD and TA appeared after sulpiride withdrawal. The patient was successfully treated with tetrabenazine even a mild parkinsonism was present. TA seems to be related with an apparent dopaminergic hyperactivity and it has to be differentiated of other neuroleptic-induced movement disorders such as restless legs syndrome in order of an appropriate treatment. Sulpiride has the same possible side effects than classic neuroleptics.