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Kurtz, G; Kapfhammer, HP; Peuker, B.
Pisa syndrome in clozapine therapy
Nervenarzt. 1993; 64(11):742-746 (- Case Report)
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Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Kapfhammer Hans-Peter
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Abstract:: Neuroleptic therapy frequently induces undesirable extrapyramidal side effects. The Pisa syndrome is a rare extrapyramidal side effect caused by neuroleptic treatment. Twisting and bending to one side of the upper thorax, the neck and the head are its typical symptoms. These symptoms mainly develop in elderly patients with a history of neuroleptic treatment. To our knowledge there have been no reports of Pisa syndrome occurring during therapy with clozapine--an atypical neuroleptic drug with no major extrapyramidal side effects. We report on 4 female patients suffering from a chronic schizophrenic and/or depressive condition and having been on a long-term neuroleptic treatment. These patients developed a dystonia equivalent to the Pisa syndrome during an acute clozapine therapy. All four women had signs of marked brain atrophy, two of them also showing tardive dyskinesia already prior to the treatment with clozapine. The etiology of the Pisa syndrome is discussed with respect to discontinuation of treatment with classic neuroleptics, coinciding with the beginning of the clozapine therapy, clinical phenomenology, history of medication, course of treatment, and results of cranial computer tomography.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Adult -; Affective Disorders, Psychotic - drug therapy; Aged - drug therapy; Basal Ganglia Diseases - chemically induced; Clozapine - adverse effects; Depressive Disorder - drug therapy; Drug Therapy, Combination - drug therapy; Female - drug therapy; Humans - drug therapy; Long-Term Care - drug therapy; Middle Aged - drug therapy; Neurologic Examination - drug therapy; Schizophrenia, Paranoid - drug therapy
Find related publications in this database (Keywords): PISA SYNDROME; CLOZAPINE; (TARDIVE) DYSTONIA; DYSKINESIA; EPMS; NEUROLEPTICS