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Extrapyramidal side-effect
Extrapyramidal side-effects (EPS) are the various movement disorders suffered as a result of taking antipsychotic or neuroleptic[?] drugs to control some symptoms of schizophrenia.
Common EPS are akathisia (restlessness), dystonia[?] (muscular spasms of neck - torticollis[?], eyes - oculogyric crisis, tongue, or jaw; more frequent in children), drug-induced Parkinsonian syndrome (muscle stiffness, shuffling gait, drooling, tremour; more frequent in adults and the elderly), and tardive dyskinesia[?] (involuntary, irregular muscle movements, usually in the face).
Anticholinergic[?] drugs are used to control neuroleptic-induced EPS, although akathisia may require beta blockers or even benzodiazepines.
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