Phenytoin induced dystonia

Acar T., Alkan G., Caksen H., Ertekin B., Ergin M., Kocak S., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.111-112, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2018.01.019
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-112
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The abnormalities of dopaminergic activity in the basal ganglia have been emphasized to be effective in dystonia. We hereby report a case of a 2.5-year-old male patient who presented with tonic-clonic sezures and who developed dystonia after being given phenytoin. Biperidene hydrochloride was administered intramuscularly; primidone was added to the treatment regimen. After a 7-day-follow-up at the hospital, the patient had no dystonia and was discharged.