Haloperidol-induced painless legs and moving toe syndrome in a schizophrenia patient: a case report

Mugundan U. Maheshwari; Natarajan Shanmugasundaram; Karthik Sankar; Mahendran Sekar; Ling S. Wong; Sarvesh Sabarathinam; M. Yasmin Begum; Srikanth Jeyabalan

doi:10.2144/fsoa-2023-0207

Haloperidol-induced painless legs and moving toe syndrome in a schizophrenia patient: a case report

Mugundan U. Maheshwari, Natarajan Shanmugasundaram, Karthik Sankar, Mahendran Sekar, Ling S. Wong, Sarvesh Sabarathinam, M. Yasmin Begum, Srikanth Jeyabalan

Malaysia Sch of Pharmacy

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Abstract

Painless legs and moving toe syndrome (PoLMT) is a rare syndrome characterized by involuntary movements of the toe without pain. The exact etiology of the patient's PoLMT is unknown. We present a case of PoLMT in 45-year-old woman with a history of haloperidol intake for 10 months. Haloperidol was discontinued, and aripiprazole (15 mg) was initiated. After this switch, a reduction in movement was observed in the third and fourth toes; however, the second toe showed no discernible change.

Original language	English
Article number	FSO963
Number of pages	4
Journal	Future Science OA
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2023-0207
Publication status	Published - 11 Mar 2024

Keywords

haloperidol
painless legs
tardive dyskinesia

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Haloperidol-induced painless legs and moving toe syndrome in a schizophrenia patient: a case report

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