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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
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Extrapyramidal Syndrome Presenting as Dysphagia: A Case Report

Faustino Gonzalez, MD

From Hospice of Palm Beach County, Inc., West Beach, Florida, fagonzalez{at}hpbc.com

Extrapyramidal symptoms are well-documented complications of therapy with haloperidol, even when small doses are used. Dysphagia, though uncommon, can be quite debilitating and can mimic a paraneoplastic syndrome. It is important to always review the medications the patient is taking and consider them as etiological culprits in any new symptom complex. This report highlights a case of drug-induced dysphagia in a patient receiving haloperidol for obsessive nocturnal thoughts and auditory disturbances.

Key Words: extrapyramidal symptoms • dysphagia • haloperidol • paraneoplastic syndrome

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 25, No. 5, 398-400 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108322367
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