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. 2011 Feb 7;2011:631690. doi: 10.1155/2011/631690

Table 3.

Summary of the reports of extrapyramidal symptoms.

Number of participants experiencing symptoms at week 4 and week 8* Cumulative number of participants experiencing symptoms during the study

Extrapyramidal symptom Baseline (N = 96) Week 4 (N = 63) Week 8 (N = 55) Weeks 1–4 after baseline Weeks 1–8 after baseline

Akathisia 3 (3.1%) 4 (6.4%) 1 (1.8%) 13 13
 Mild 2 3 1 10 10
 Moderate 1 1 0 3 3

Hypokinesia 2 2
 Mild 0 0 0 1 1
 Moderate 1 1

Rigidity 2 (2.1%) 11 (17.5%) 11 (20%) 31 34
 Mild 2 8 10 24 26
 Moderate 0 3 1 7 8

Tremor 3 (3.1%) 2 (3.2%) 5 (9.1%) 15 18
 Mild 2 2 5 15 16
 Moderate 1 0 0 0 2

Acute dystonia
 Mild 0 0 0 0 0
 Moderate

Dyskinesia 1
 Mild 0 0 0 0 1
 Moderate 0

*Extrapyramidal symptoms could be reported as mild, moderate, or severe; there were no reports of a severe reaction.

Patients who experienced symptoms at least once during the study period.