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A case of meige and neck dystonia appearing following very low dose sulpiride
Author(s) -
Nishikawa Tadashi,
Tanaka Masatoshi,
Koga Itsuyuki,
Uchida Yasunori
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
human psychopharmacology: clinical and experimental
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1099-1077
pISSN - 0885-6222
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1077(199801)13:1<59::aid-hup946>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - sulpiride , tardive dyskinesia , dystonia , medicine , anesthesia , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , psychiatry , antagonist , receptor
Tardive dystonia appeared in a young first episode schizophrenic patient 1 week after reducing daily sulpiride from 100 mg to 50 mg. It is surprising that a single administration of a very low dose of sulpiride for 1 year caused tardive dystonia in a schizophrenic case without any other apparent risk factor for tardive dyskinesia. The present case contributes to further understanding of tardive dystonia and sulpiride should be used cautiously, as is the case with other neuroleptics. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.