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Severe akathisia as a side effect of metoclopramide

Case description A case of severe metoclopramide-induced akathisia in a breast cancer patient being treated with chemotherapy is presented, eventually culminating in hospital admission. In retrospect, this adverse effect was not recognized for several weeks because the prescription had not been prop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Van Gool, Arthur R., Doorduijn, Jeanette K., Seynaeve, Caroline
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2010
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2993902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21052838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11096-010-9444-3