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Treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis
BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to describe a case of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis successfully treated with a combination of clozapine, clonazepam and botulinum toxin-A. CASE REPORT: The patient, a 30-year old man with a seven-year history of delusional disorder experienced s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC270069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14613515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2832-2-9 |
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author | Havaki-Kontaxaki, Beata J Kontaxakis, Vassilis P Margariti, Maria M Paplos, Konstantinos G Christodoulou, George N |
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description | BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to describe a case of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis successfully treated with a combination of clozapine, clonazepam and botulinum toxin-A. CASE REPORT: The patient, a 30-year old man with a seven-year history of delusional disorder experienced severe right torticollis with painful tightness of the neck and elevation of the shoulder. At this time he was receiving haloperidol 20 mg, trifluoperazine 5 mg, zuclopenthixol 20 mg and biperidine 4 mg daily. The combination therapy with clozapine and clonazepam and the long-term use of botulinum toxin-A resulted in a complete remission of dystonic movements. CONCLUSIONS: The present observations provide evidence indicating that this combination therapy may be of benefit in patients with severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis. |
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spelling | pubmed-2700692003-11-21 Treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis Havaki-Kontaxaki, Beata J Kontaxakis, Vassilis P Margariti, Maria M Paplos, Konstantinos G Christodoulou, George N Ann Gen Hosp Psychiatry Primary Research BACKGROUND: The aim of this paper is to describe a case of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis successfully treated with a combination of clozapine, clonazepam and botulinum toxin-A. CASE REPORT: The patient, a 30-year old man with a seven-year history of delusional disorder experienced severe right torticollis with painful tightness of the neck and elevation of the shoulder. At this time he was receiving haloperidol 20 mg, trifluoperazine 5 mg, zuclopenthixol 20 mg and biperidine 4 mg daily. The combination therapy with clozapine and clonazepam and the long-term use of botulinum toxin-A resulted in a complete remission of dystonic movements. CONCLUSIONS: The present observations provide evidence indicating that this combination therapy may be of benefit in patients with severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis. BioMed Central 2003-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC270069/ /pubmed/14613515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2832-2-9 Text en Copyright © 2003 Havaki-Kontaxaki et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL. |
spellingShingle | Primary Research Havaki-Kontaxaki, Beata J Kontaxakis, Vassilis P Margariti, Maria M Paplos, Konstantinos G Christodoulou, George N Treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis |
title | Treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis |
title_full | Treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis |
title_fullStr | Treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis |
title_full_unstemmed | Treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis |
title_short | Treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis |
title_sort | treatment of severe neuroleptic-induced tardive torticollis |
topic | Primary Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC270069/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14613515 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2832-2-9 |
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