EPS

Question 1

Acute dystonia

Answer 1

involuntary muscle spasms, abnormal posture, oculogyric crisis (eyes move involuntarily), torticollis (head twists to one side)
-happens within hours
-MEDICAL EMERGENCY

Question 2

Akathesia

Answer 2

can’t sit still, restlessness, internal sense of anxiety
-within days

Question 3

Parkinsonism

Answer 3

rigidity, akinesia (slow movement), tremor, masklike face, loss of spontaneous movement
-within weeks

Question 4

Akinesia

Answer 4

muscular weakness, decreased spontaneous movement

Question 5

Tardive Dyskinesia

Answer 5

-irregular, repetitive, involuntary movements of mouth, face and tongue or fingers
-begins after 6 months of antipsychotic use
-may be irreversible
-it is an EPS