Flunarizine and cinnarizine-induced parkinsonism: 25 years of de Melo-Souza's syndrome
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Flunarizine and cinnarizine-induced parkinsonism: 25 years of de Melo-Souza's syndrome.
Drug-induced Parkinsonism (DIP) is the second most common cause of parkinsonism (PK). Flunarizine and cinnarizine induced parkinsonism (FCIP) is one of the most frequent forms and is commonly found in elderly female patients manifesting symmetrical motor symptoms with resting and/or postural tremor, often associated with depression, and occasionally acathisia and dyskinesia . FCIP was first des...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2009000500044