Dysphagia associated with risperidone therapy.

Dysphagia is occasionally reported in patients taking neuroleptic agents, although the newer, "atypical" neuroleptics are generally believed to be associated with fewer neurologic side effects. We report a 76-year-old man who developed radiographically confirmed dysphagia when treated with risperidone; the dysphagia resolved when risperidone was withdrawn. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for this dangerous but highly reversible problem.