Drug-induced Parkinsonism (DIP): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Drug-induced Parkinsonism (DIP): clinical features. The patients are typically older than typical Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Demographic features
- The patients are typically older than typical Parkinson’s disease (PD)
- Women are more frequently affected than men: the ratio is 2:1
Onset features
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Motor features
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Prognosis
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References
- Shin HW, Chung SJ. Drug-induced parkinsonism. J Clin Neurol 2012; 8:15-21.
- Alvarez MVG, Evidente VGH. Understanding drug-induced Parkinsonism: separating pearls from oy-sters. Neurology 2008; 70:e32-e34.
- Thanvi B, Treadwell S. Drug-induced parkinsonism: a common cause of parkinsonism in older people. Postgrad Med J 2009; 85: 322-326.
- Lorberboym M, Treves TA, Melamed E, Lampl Y, Hellmann M, Djaldetti R. [123I]-FP/CIT SPECT imaging for distinguishing drug-induced parkinsonism from Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2006; 21:510-514.
