Predictors of extrapyramidal side effects among patients taking antipsychotic medication at Mekelle psychiatry units, Northern Ethiopia, 2023: unmatched case-control study.

Background: Schizophrenia is one of the most disruptive of neuropsychiatric disorders, affecting around 1% of the world's population. Antipsychotic medications have been the backbone of schizophrenia treatment for the past 50 years. Extrapyramidal side effects of antipsychotic medication are a major problem which is associated with various factors.