In some cases, doctors can't find the cause of the pleurisy. The most common cause of pleural effusion, or fluid in the pleural space, is congestive heart failure. Lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other lung infections also can cause swelling of the pleura and lead to a pleural effusion.
Extrapyramidal symptoms (also known as EPS) are a set of side effects that are common with antipsychotic medications, as well as with a few other types of medications. Antipsychotics are prescription medications used to treat psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or psychotic depression.
Populations most at risk for extrapyramidal reactions include young women, children, the elderly, diabetics, patients with neurologic disorders and patients taking concurrent neuroleptic medications.cute Dystonic Reactions. Acute dystonic reactions are the most frequent extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) from metoclopramide and typically occur within 24â48 h of initiating treatment, thus affecting approximately 0.2â6% of patients taking metoclopramide and the incidence increases with higher doses.