Rabbit syndrome

Rabbit syndrome

Rabbit syndrome is a rare form of extrapyramidal side effect of antipsychotic drugs in which perioral tremors occur. It is usually seen after years of therapy. This is more prominent with high potency drugs like Haloperidol, Fluphenazine, Pimozide and others. There is also a low incidence with Thioridazine, Clozapine, Olanzapine, Aripiprazole cite journal |author=Gonidakis F, Ploubidis D, Papadimitriou G |title=Aripiprazole-induced rabbit syndrome in a drug-naive schizophrenic patient |journal=Schizophr. Res. |volume=103 |issue=1-3 |pages=341–2 |year=2008 |month=August |pmid=18262773 |doi=10.1016/j.schres.2008.01.008 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0920-9964(08)00053-4] and low doses of Risperidone.

It can be treated with central anticholinergic drugs.

References

External links

* [http://www.namiscc.org/Research/2002/RabbitSyndrome.htm Article on Rabbit Syndrome]


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