Prolonged dystonic reaction to chlorpromazine in myxoedema coma.
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A case of myxoedema coma is reported where the administration of chlorpromazine resulted in a prolonged dystonic reaction. A similar challenge with a butyrophenone when the patient was on thyroxine caused a similar but much abbreviated response.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 56 653 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980