Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Dystonia After Methylphenidate Administration
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Child Neurology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 45-46
- https://doi.org/10.1177/088307389400900110
Abstract
We report a patient who developed paroxysmal kinesigenic dystonia shortly after initiation of therapy with methylphenidate for presumed attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Attacks persisted long after methylphenidate was discontinued and responded completely to treatment with carbamazepine. Though it is possible that methylphenidate caused this syndrome in our patient, it is more likely that the stimulant triggered the onset of a genetically determined disorder. (J Child Neurol 1994;9:45-46).Keywords
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