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What are disturbances in motor function during mental illness?
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∙ 16y ago
Motor functions during mental illness may occur part and parcel of the illness or maybe as a side effect to the antipsychotic used.
Main motor function disturbance that occurs as part and parcel of the illness is "Catatonia". There are others.
Antispychotics (drugs used to decrease the symptoms of the psychotic illness), may cause "extrapyramidal symptoms" (EPS). These include: dystonia, akathisia and rabbit syndrome. There are others. "Neuroleptic malignant syndrome" (NMS) is the most dangerous. The motor function disturbance that occurs with it is "severe rigidity". This can be lethal.
Several generations of antipsychotics have been produced. The newer generation is less liable to cause EPS but some of them are the culprit for NMS especially if elderly, child, mentally subnormal or with an organic lesion in the brain (dementia, tumor...etc). Doses must be given in minimal and raised (start low and go slow). NLM (National library of medicine) has excellent info about medication.
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