The term "extrapyramidal effects" describes involuntary movements (movements that you cannot control). These side effects are most common when you first take antipsychotic medications. When you have ...

Extrapyramidal symptoms, also called drug induced movement disorders, describe the side effects caused by certain antipsychotic and other drugs. Extrapyramidal symptoms, also called drug-induced ...

Frontotemporal dementia patients with extrapyramidal symptoms have brainstem atrophy and reduced metabolism in certain areas of the brain significantly more often than patients without extrapyramidal ...

Background: It has been suggested that dopamine dysfunction may play a role in bipolar disorder (BD). An indirect approach to examine this issue was developed, focusing on associations between ...