Good evening🌛Nurse Momo🩺 here.It's October now🍂How is everyone's national exam study going?You're busy with clinical practice and work, sothere are days when you can't study as much as you'd like, ...

Hearing loss in children has both congenital and acquired aetiologies and, for some, the cause remains unknown despite testing. Early detection strategies are essential for improved outcomes, and the ...

Nursing home residents who received more frequent family visits were more likely to report a higher symptom burden — meaning symptoms are numerous, severe, frequent or deeply disruptive — according to ...

The term "extrapyramidal effects" describes involuntary movements (movements that you cannot control). These side effects are most common when you first take antipsychotic medications. When you have ...

Significant side effects of this medication include extrapyramidal symptoms, or involuntary movements and muscle stiffness, which can lead to motor deficits like those seen in patients with ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) could lead to more than just an awkward chat with your latest fling. Research suggests that certain STIs can increase your chances of developing dementia, a ...

Invega Sustenna (paliperidone palmitate) can cause side effects that range from mild to serious. More common side effects include injection site reactions. If side effects become difficult to tolerate ...

Older, first-generation antipsychotics, like chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and haloperidol (Haldol), usually cause movement-related side effects, such as tremors, says Randall Turner, DO, a psychiatrist ...

As many as half of nursing home residents are cognitively impaired and may be unable to communicate symptoms such as pain or anxiety to the staff and clinicians caring for them. Therefore, information ...

When you hear 'extrapyramidal symptoms,' Parkinson's disease might be the first thing that comes to mind, but it is also famously caused by the long-term use of antipsychotic medications (especially ...

This case highlights vitamin E’s potential as an effective adjunct treatment for patients with antipsychotic-induced motor symptoms resistant to standard therapies. Vitamin E has shown significant ...

People with Alzheimer’s need more and more help with daily life as their disease advances. Nursing homes and memory care facilities are two residential options for caregivers who are managing serious ...