• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.248-252
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• 1998

Object : This study was performed in order to examine the correlation between acute neuroleptic-induced dystonic reactions and serum iron level. Method : Serum iron levels were measured in psychiatric inpatients who had developed acute neuroleptic-induced dystonia(N=41) and in control patients with no history of acute dystonic reactions(N=37). Serum iron levels were compared in acute dystonic inpatients before starting treatment with neuroleptics and after acute dystonic reaction. Results : The patients exhibiting acute dystonic reactions had significantly lower serum iron levels than the patients without acute dystonic reactions. Conclusion : This result supports an association between low serum iron and the occurrence of neuroleptic-induced acute dystonic reactions.