CYP2D6 GENETIC POLYMORPHISM AND EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS

<p>Background. Antipsychotics and also some other psychiatric and some non-psychiatric drugs are known to cause extrapyramidal symptoms. Some of these symptoms, e.g. tardive dyskinesia, may be irreversible and may have an important influence on the quality of life. Various factors are involved...

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Main Authors: Vita Dolžan, Blanka Kores-Plesničar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2002-07-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1613