Reversible Hemifacial Spasm after Starting Escitalopram

This is a case of a patient who developed hemifacial spasm after he was started on escitalopram. His symptoms got worse after the dose was increased. The spasm resolved after the medication was stopped gradually. This is an unreported adverse effect of escitalopram or any selective serotonin reuptak...

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Autor principal: Basheikh, Mazen Abdulrahaman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2020
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Single Case − General Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7154230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32308604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000506326
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description This is a case of a patient who developed hemifacial spasm after he was started on escitalopram. His symptoms got worse after the dose was increased. The spasm resolved after the medication was stopped gradually. This is an unreported adverse effect of escitalopram or any selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
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spelling pubmed-71542302020-04-19 Reversible Hemifacial Spasm after Starting Escitalopram Basheikh, Mazen Abdulrahaman Case Rep Neurol Single Case − General Neurology This is a case of a patient who developed hemifacial spasm after he was started on escitalopram. His symptoms got worse after the dose was increased. The spasm resolved after the medication was stopped gradually. This is an unreported adverse effect of escitalopram or any selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. S. Karger AG 2020-03-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7154230/ /pubmed/32308604 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000506326 Text en Copyright © 2020 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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title Reversible Hemifacial Spasm after Starting Escitalopram
title_full Reversible Hemifacial Spasm after Starting Escitalopram
title_fullStr Reversible Hemifacial Spasm after Starting Escitalopram
title_full_unstemmed Reversible Hemifacial Spasm after Starting Escitalopram
title_short Reversible Hemifacial Spasm after Starting Escitalopram
title_sort reversible hemifacial spasm after starting escitalopram
topic Single Case − General Neurology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7154230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32308604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000506326
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