Two Cases of Risperidone-Induced Tardive Dystonia.
- Author:
Won KIM
1
;
Jung Jin KIM
;
Soo Jung LEE
;
In Ho PAIK
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Risperidone;
Tardive dystonia
- MeSH:
Antipsychotic Agents;
Movement Disorders*;
Risperidone
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2001;40(2):356-370
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It has been reported that risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic drug, is less likely to induce neurologic side effects than conventional antipsychotics. However, long-term administration of risperidone has been reported to produce severe irreversible neurologic side effects, such as tardive dyskinesia. Tardive dystonia has been suggested as a distinct movement disorder different from tardive dyskinesia and a few cases of risperidone-induced tardive dystonia were reported recently. We experienced two cases of tardive dystonia, which developed in association with the long-term administration of risperidone, and the symptoms of tardive dystonia were slightly subsided after discontinuation of risperidone. It is necessary to be cautious of dystonic symptoms during long-term administration of risperidone.
