Documentation of extrapyramidal symptoms
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ACUTE EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOMS FOLLOWING ABRUPT DISCONTINUATION OF PROPRANOLOL
A case of acute extrapyramidal manifestations consisting of dystonia and akathisia following abrupt discontinuation of propranolol is reported. She responded well to oral propranolol and intramuscular diazepam. Extrapyramidal symptoms have commonly been associated with acute or chronic administration of neuroleptic drugs. There have been reports of a substantial number of cases with simila...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0955-6036,1472-1473
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.31.2.77