Acute paroxysmal dystonia induced by fluoxetine

We report a case of a 32‐year‐old woman who developed paroxysmal episodes of right hemidystonia 2 days after taking fluoxetine. The attacks subsided 2 days after fluoxetine was withdrawn and did not recur afterwards. To our knowledge, this is the first report of paroxysmal dystonia induced by fluoxe...

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Published in:Movement disorders 2001-07, Vol.16 (4), p.767-769
Main Authors: Domínguez-Morán, José A., Callejo, Juan M., Fernández-Ruiz, Luis C., Martínez-Castrillo, Juan C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Depression - drug therapy
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Dystonia - chemically induced
Dystonia - diagnosis
Female
Fluoxetine - adverse effects
Fluoxetine - therapeutic use
Humans
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Toxicity: nervous system and muscle
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Summary:We report a case of a 32‐year‐old woman who developed paroxysmal episodes of right hemidystonia 2 days after taking fluoxetine. The attacks subsided 2 days after fluoxetine was withdrawn and did not recur afterwards. To our knowledge, this is the first report of paroxysmal dystonia induced by fluoxetine. © 2001 Movement Disorder Society.
ISSN:0885-3185
1531-8257
DOI:10.1002/mds.1154