Antidepressants and myoclonus: case report
DeCastro, R.M.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 46(7): 284-287
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-6689 PMID: 4008453 Document Number: 244821
Myoclonus is a movement disorder of various etiologies. An alteration in CNS serotonin activity is hypothesized to be the underlying mechanism for several myoclonic syndromes. Myoclonus has been reported as a side effect of antidepressants, and the serotonin hypothesis has been advanced to include this syndrome. A case is reported of myoclonus induced by an antidepressant purported to have no effect on serotonin activity.