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SYMPTOME EXTRAPYRAMIDAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Nervous System
CONT

Extrapyramidal symptoms are forms of abnormal body movements that are caused by a blockage of normal dopamine functions in the brain.

OBS

[Extrapyramidal symptoms] occur most commonly as side-effects of certain medications that block dopamine functioning, such as typical antipsychotics, less commonly atypical antipsychotics, and very rarely by antidepressants.

OBS

extrapyramidal symptom: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • extrapyramidal symptoms

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
OBS

[Les symptômes extrapyramidaux se caractérisent par] des mouvements corporels anormaux, de l’agitation [et] un secouement ou une raideur.

OBS

De nombreux médicaments, dont les neuroleptiques, ont comme effet secondaire d’induire des symptômes extrapyramidaux [...]

OBS

symptôme extrapyramidal; effet extrapyramidal : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • symptômes extrapyramidaux
  • effets extrapyramidaux

Spanish

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