Aripiprazole-lnduced Acute Dystonia

摘要

To the Editor: Aripiprazole, the new-generation atypical an-tipsychotic that is a dopamine system stabilizer, is known for its low propensity to cause extrapyramidal symptoms (1). Although several reports of dystonia associated with the use of newer atypical antipsychotics are accumulating, a thorough PubMed search through Nov. 6, 2005, did not reveal a single such case induced by aripiprazole. We report a case of acute dystonia observed during aripiprazole therapy.