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[[File:Four types of EPS.png|275px|thumbnail|right|An image that quickly summarizes the four types of extrapyramidal symptoms with illustrations.]]

'''Extrapyramidal symptoms''' (EPS), also known as '''extrapyramidal side effects''' (EPSE), are drug-induced movement disorders that include acute and tardive/chronic symptoms. They are mainly caused by the blockade of dopamine at dopaminergic receptors.

==Types and their symptoms==

~~[[File:Four types of EPS.png|275px|thumbnail|right|An image that quickly summarizes the four types of extrapyramidal symptoms with illustrations.]]~~

===Acute dystonia===

[[File:Medication-induced dystonia.JPG|275px|thumbnail|right|A patient experiencing acute dystonia caused by a dopamine-blocking medication.]]

Acute dystonia is a painful and often severe type of extrapyramidal symptoms that occurs shortly (within less than a day){{citation needed}} after the administration of an [[dopamine|antidopaminergic]] agent.

[[Muscle spasms|Continuous muscle contractions]] can occur in the head, neck, and limbs and may cause a stiff tongue, arched back, or twisted neck. Dystonia also includes a lack of ability to move muscle and low muscle tone. ~~[[File:Medication-induced dystonia.JPG|275px|thumbnail|right|A patient experiencing acute dystonia caused by a dopamine-blocking medication.]]~~

[[Muscle spasms|Continuous muscle contractions]] can occur in the head, neck, and limbs and may cause a stiff tongue, arched back, or twisted neck. Dystonia also includes a lack of ability to move muscle and low muscle tone.

Treatment of acute dystonia is often an anticholinergic agent and/or a benzodiazepine.{{citation needed}}

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+[[File:Four types of EPS.png|275px|thumbnail|right|An image that quickly summarizes the four types of extrapyramidal symptoms with illustrations.]]
 '''Extrapyramidal symptoms''' (EPS), also known as '''extrapyramidal side effects''' (EPSE), are drug-induced movement disorders that include acute and tardive/chronic symptoms. They are mainly caused by the blockade of dopamine at dopaminergic receptors.
 ==Types and their symptoms==
-[[File:Four types of EPS.png|275px|thumbnail|right|An image that quickly summarizes the four types of extrapyramidal symptoms with illustrations.]]
 ===Acute dystonia===
+[[File:Medication-induced dystonia.JPG|275px|thumbnail|right|A patient experiencing acute dystonia caused by a dopamine-blocking medication.]]
 Acute dystonia is a painful and often severe type of extrapyramidal symptoms that occurs shortly (within less than a day){{citation needed}} after the administration of an [[dopamine|antidopaminergic]] agent.
-[[Muscle spasms|Continuous muscle contractions]] can occur in the head, neck, and limbs and may cause a stiff tongue, arched back, or twisted neck. Dystonia also includes a lack of ability to move muscle and low muscle tone. [[File:Medication-induced dystonia.JPG|275px|thumbnail|right|A patient experiencing acute dystonia caused by a dopamine-blocking medication.]]
+[[Muscle spasms|Continuous muscle contractions]] can occur in the head, neck, and limbs and may cause a stiff tongue, arched back, or twisted neck. Dystonia also includes a lack of ability to move muscle and low muscle tone.
 Treatment of acute dystonia is often an anticholinergic agent and/or a benzodiazepine.{{citation needed}}