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Journals / Turkish Journal of Pediatrics / 2018 / Cilt: 60 - Sayı: 1

Phenytoin induced dystonia

Mehmet Ergin, Tarık Acar, Birsen Ertekin, Sedat Koçak, Başar Cander, Hüseyin Çaksen, Gülsüm Alkan

Pages
111–112
DOI
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Abstract

The abnormalities of dopaminergic activity in the basal ganglia have beenemphasized to be effective in dystonia. We hereby report a case of a2.5-year-old male patient who presented with tonic-clonic sezures and whodeveloped dystonia after being given phenytoin. Biperidene hydrochloridewas administered intramuscularly; primidone was added to the treatmentregimen. After a 7-day-follow-up at the hospital, the patient had no dystoniaand was discharged.