Medication related dystonic reactions especially in children on risperidone: a description of eleven cases and review of the literature

2016-06-30T18-08-44Z
Source: Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi
Emel Ataş Berksoy, Ünsal Yılmaz, Tanju Çelik, Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz, Selçuk Yazıcı, Rahmi Özdemir, Özlem Bekem Soylu.
Objective: In this study, we evaluated the clinical characteristics of children who had admitted to the pediatric emergency unit due to drug- induced acute dystonia, particularly following risperidone treatment. Material and Methods: The hospital records of eleven patients (range 3- 16 years age) who had been diagnosed as acute dystonic reaction in our emergency unit, between January and December 2013, were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Six of the patients had used risperidone. One of these was accidental ingestion of an unknown amount. The others had taken risperidone


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