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Case Reports
. 2014 May-Jun;36(3):360.e7-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2014.01.003. Epub 2014 Jan 14.

Paliperidone-associated motor tics

Ming-Han Hsieh  1 , Nan-Ying Chiu  2
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Case Reports

Paliperidone-associated motor tics

Ming-Han Hsieh et al. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2014 May-Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: Paliperidone-associated motor tics.

Method: Case report.

Results: We report a 30-year-old man with schizophrenia who developed motor tics (eye blinking) after treatment of paliperidone up to 15 mg daily.

Conclusion: Tic-like symptoms, from simple eye blinking to complex Tourette-like syndrome, may occur during paliperidone treatment, especially with high dose.

Keywords: Atypical antipsychotics; Motor tics; Paliperidone.

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