Tranquilizers mimic Parkinson's symptoms.(elderly patients, who are taking medications for dementia and nervous disorders, may incur Parkinson's disease symptoms from the drugs)(Brief Article)

Science News | August 5, 1995 | Copyright

A 70-year-old woman turns up at her doctor's office moving slowly with stiffness and tremor--the classic symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The doctor prescribes the anti-Parkinson's drug l-dopa to alleviate her symptoms.

But this physician had previously prescribed the drug haloperidol (Haldol) for the patient's anxiety, agitation, and fears--behavioral problems associated with senile dementia. Because of the way haloperidol affects the brain, this woman's "Parkinson's" could in fact be the result of the original medication.

Such confusion may be all too common. ...

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