Dyskinetic syndrome following the use of metoclopramide
Schmidt, H.; Schmidt, I.
Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Innere Medizin und ihre Grenzgebiete 41(18): 509-510
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-2542 PMID: 3467518 Document Number: 280866
The relation to the wide use of metoclopramide side effects are rare. These concern the extrapyramidal-motor system among others in form of dyskinetic syndrome. At the instance of a 15-year-old boy the dramatic course with cramp-like increases of the muscle tonus and compulsive movements in head and shoulder region are described. The knowledge of these medicament-induced symptoms is of differential-diagnostic importance to avoid false diagnose and to act with a definite aim. In easier forms of a dyskinetic syndrome suffices the discontinuation of the metoclopramide medication, in more severe cases proves the use of antiparkinsonian agents.