Generalized choreiform movements as a complication of methyldopa therapy in chronic renal failure.
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Introduction Although methyldopa has been widely used in the treatment of hypertension for many years there is only a single case report (Yamadori and Albert, 1972) of bilateral choreoathetotic movements possibly related to treatment with this drug. That isolated case report was of a patient with concomitant severe bilateral cerebrovascular disease. The authors report here a similar case but in association with deteriorating renal function.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 57 673 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1981