{"id":35062,"date":"2023-11-17T13:32:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T12:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/?page_id=35062"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:49:19","slug":"drug-induced-parkinsonism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/drug-induced-parkinsonism\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug-induced parkinsonism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35062\" class=\"elementor elementor-35062 elementor-6495\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595f57a4 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595f57a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:300}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114e4d4c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"114e4d4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:600}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6974575b heading-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6974575b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drug-induced parkinsonism<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e75b709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e75b709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-140\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"68c8cbcf-b1ee-4cb6-a1d1-309a8f7b0104\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"272\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Certain medications can cause Parkinson-like symptoms by interfering with dopamine signalling in the basal ganglia. Since the substantia nigra is not damaged in this case, this form is referred to as medication-induced parkinsonism\u2014also known as drug-induced parkinsonism.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6a986a e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f6a986a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad32dce e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad32dce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4feb6e1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4feb6e1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db3cf2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5db3cf2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a43784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a43784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55318b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55318b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Antipsychotics are often the main culprits. When a patient takes sedatives to treat hallucinations and delusions, they may develop a dopamine deficiency. This also depends on the dosage. Parkinson-like symptoms can appear immediately or after some time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae059ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae059ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97650c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97650c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Drug-induced parkinsonism occurs most often in older adults. Sensitivity to developing this form of parkinsonism varies from person to person. In most cases, the symptoms disappear once the medication is stopped or the dosage is reduced. Patients with antipsychotic-induced parkinsonism generally respond well to Levodopa and dopamine agonists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d83c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d83c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dcd522 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dcd522\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f607f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f607f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4741108 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4741108\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c1913 elementor-button-success elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80c1913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/about-parkinsons\/what-is-parkinsons\/types-of-parkinsons\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Types of Parkinson\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0ac8b elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b0ac8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e8dd69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60e8dd69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Certain medications can cause Parkinson-like symptoms by interfering with dopamine signalling in the basal ganglia. Since the substantia nigra is not damaged in this case, this form is referred to as medication-induced parkinsonism\u2014also known as drug-induced parkinsonism. Symptoms Antipsychotics are often the main culprits. When a patient takes sedatives to treat hallucinations and delusions, they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35062","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35062"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35071,"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35062\/revisions\/35071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkinsonfonds.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}