| Literature DB >> 1011032 |
D Chadwick, E H Reynolds, C D Marsden.
Abstract
Anticonvulsants cause dyskinesias more commonly than has been appreciated. Diphenylhydantoin (DPH), carbamazepine, primidone, and phenobarbitone may cause asterixis. DPH, but not other anticonvulsants, may cause orofacial dyskinesias, limb chorea, and dystonia in intoxicated patients. These dyskinesias are similar to those caused by neuroleptic drugs and may be related to dopamine antagonistic properties possessed by DPH.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 1011032 PMCID: PMC492567 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.39.12.1210
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154