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Neuroleptic-Induced Dysphagia

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Neuroleptic medications may result in extrapyramidal symptoms that can affect swallowing. Both oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing may be affected. Unlike the more common causes of dysphagia, especially in the elderly, drug-induced dysphagia may be reversible. This report describes a case of neuroleptic-induced dysphagia in an elderly male with Alzheimer's disease. When the loxapine was discontinued, the dysphagia improved significantly.

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  1. Service of Speech Pathology, Rehabilitation Institute of Toronto (formerly The Queen Elizabeth Hospital), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, , , , , , CA

    Lisa Guttman Sokoloff

  2. Service of Pharmacy, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of Toronto, North York, Ontario, Canada, , , , , , CA

    Rosemarie Pavlakovic

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Sokoloff, L., Pavlakovic, R. Neuroleptic-Induced Dysphagia . Dysphagia 12 , 177 –179 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00009533

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