But serotonin syndrome can become life threatening, when neuromuscular hyperexcitability spins out of control.

Was there an epidemic in this family where all 5 family members were so severely mentally ill? haloperidol, fluphenazine, chlorpromazine) Dopamine receptor blocking drugs (e.g. 1992;33:55-107. doi: 10.1016/s0074-7742(08)60691-1.Kitanaka J, Kitanaka N, Hall FS, Uhl GR, Tanaka K, Nishiyama N, Takemura M.Brain Res. They include akathisia, tremor, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonin syndrome, parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia disorder and acute dystonic reactions.Akathisia is a common, but often under-recognised, drug-induced movement disorder that can occur as an acute, subacute or tardive reaction. Through its activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, norepinephrine is associated with fear-based responses such as increased vigilance and a… No good evidence exists regarding the management of tardive drug-induced movement disorders.Botulinum toxin injections can be effective for focal manifestations of tardive dystonia.Movement disorders secondary to illicit drugs are usually acute and self-limiting,Table 2 - Illicit drugs and associated movement disordersChoreoathetosis (chorea and dystonia, also known as ‘crack dancing’) While the movement disorder usually occurs following drug ingestion, it can also occur during the withdrawal phase. Certain illegal drugs and dietary supplements also are associated with serotonin syndrome.Serotonin is a chemical your body produces that's needed for your nerve cells and brain to function. Serotonin syndrome is a potentially fatal condition triggered by too much nerve cell activity. Were the bizarre behaviors of the parents cited in official reports and the media the result of ignorance, bad parenting or a wish to harm Rebecca? Early recognition of a drug-induced movement disorder is essential to allow for prompt intervention.

Some experts suspect serotonin syndrome in the death of 4-year-old, Rebecca Riley in Massachusetts, on December 13, 2006.Critics say the Riley case highlights the need to put an end to the rampant off-label prescribing of adult psychiatric drugs to children. Other features of the clonidine syndrome (scored from videotapes) were body and head tremor, forelimb hyperextension, ataxia, vertical jumping, tactile hyperreactivity, and autonomic signs (piloerection, pupillary dilatation, salivation, proptosis).

Or did the psychiatric-pharmaceutical industry convert them into life-long disabled customers through the administration of a powerful drug cocktail for years on end?According to Dr Ann Blake Tracy, Director of International Coalition for Drug Awareness, and author of “Prozac: Panacea or Pandora?”, she expects a person placed on one of these drug cocktails to be on disability within a 3- to 5-year window of time.“And for a decade and a half,” she says, “she has been trying to figure out how our economy will survive the skyrocketing disability rates.”The chicken and the egg theory arises a second time in this case when reviewing the allegations lodged against the parents.