The nurse is concerned that a client being treated with antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia is developing extrapyramidal symptoms.Which assessment findings support the nurse's concern?
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Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) are drug-induced movement disorders and include dystonia (neck spasms), akathisia (fidgeting and rocking), parkinsonism (shuffling gait), and tardive dyskinesia (lip smacking and rapid eye blinking). Diaphoresis and muscle rigidity are more indicative of neuroleptic malignant syndrome, not EPS.

The Nurse Is Concerned That a Client Being Treated with Antipsychotic