Carbamazepine-induced dystonia in an adolescent

Dystonia is sustained muscle contraction, which may be primary or secondary to other causes. Drugs comprise one of the most important causes for the secondary dystonia, the usual mechanism being a dopaminergic blockade. There are very few reports describing dystonia resulting from carbamazepine (CBZ...

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Autores principales: Bansal, Shwetank, Gill, Manpreet, Bhasin, Chhavi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Drug Watch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298509
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.182879
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Sumario:Dystonia is sustained muscle contraction, which may be primary or secondary to other causes. Drugs comprise one of the most important causes for the secondary dystonia, the usual mechanism being a dopaminergic blockade. There are very few reports describing dystonia resulting from carbamazepine (CBZ) administration. In this case report, a 16-year-old male with mental retardation and seizure disorder developed dystonia at therapeutic blood levels of CBZ.

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