Drug-Induced Extrapyramidal Symptoms Scale of the Norwegian version: inter-rater and test–retest reliability

Slovenian Version of the Drug-Induced Extrapyramidal Symptoms Scale

“…The instructions for DIEPSS users in this language version are precise to evaluate items and for interpreting the subjective distress of patients with specific items. These findings are similar to previous results on the DIEPSS as an accurate, reliable, and useful rating scale in clinical practice 3,11,12 …”

“…These findings are similar to previous results on the DIEPSS as an accurate, reliable, and useful rating scale in clinical practice. 3,11,12 As already suggested in the literature, ethnic differences could be a factor that alters susceptibility to adverse drug reactions, even EPS. 11,13 The assessment of drug-induced EPS is necessary among different populations to evaluate the incidence and severity of EPS in different ethnic groups.…”

“…In this sense, the reports of validation studies in various languages, including the present Slovenian study, could be supportive evidence as one of the international scales that DIEPSS can be used globally. Validation studies of the DIEPSS have been published in international journals in several language versions, such as Norwegian, Korean, and Serbian 3,11,12 . The Slovenian version of the DIEPSS is important in terms of linguistic diversification of the scale, which may lead to international collaborative studies focused on the development of novel antipsychotic drugs with fewer EPS.…”

“…These findings are similar to previous results on the DIEPSS as an accurate, reliable, and useful rating scale in clinical practice. 3 , 11 , 12 …”

Case of reversible Mobitz type II atrioventricular block after the use of injectable antipsychotics

“…Neurological examination revealed no upper or lower limb paralysis, bilateral elbow joint contracture in flexion due to extrapyramidal symptoms, neck retroflexion, and tardive oral dyskinesia. The drug‐induced extrapyramidal symptoms scale 5 score was 29. Hematological and biochemical test results indicated a red blood cell count of 340 × 10 4 /uL, hemoglobin level of 10.6 g/dl, blood urea nitrogen level of 10.7 mg/dl, creatinine concentration of 0.59 mg/dl, Na of 138mEq/L, K of 3.34 mEq/L, Cl of 101.0 mEq/L, Mg of 1.4 mg/dl, glycated hemoglobin of 6.9%, thyroid‐stimulating hormone level of 2.6 µU/ml, FT4 of 1.02ng/dl, troponin negativity, and a creatine kinase‐myocardial band level of 15 IU/L.…”