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Torsion dystonia (TD) is a clinical syndrome characterized by prolonged spasms of muscle contraction, which distort the body into typical dystonic posture. The pathological or biochemical basis of either the...
A case of acute intermittent porphyria associated with intermittent attacks of spinal myoclonus in the neck and both shoulders is reported. The patient, a 19-year-old male had also presented with...
We report a 47-year old traumatic brain injury male patient who was treated for the rigidity and tremor with sinemet (carbidopa levodopa) and artane (trihexyphenidyl). He came to the emergency...
Meige's suydrome is a disorder of adults, and is characterized chiefly by prolonged symmetric dystonic contractions of the orofacial muscles. Eleven patients with prominent orofacial dystonia of unknown cause (Meige's...
BACKGROUND: Drug-induced Parkinsonism(DIP) is the second commonest cause of Parkinsonism, after idiopathic Parkinson's disease(IPD). DIP is frequently produced by antipsychotic drugs. But the clinical characteristics of DIP did not get...
Urinary incontinence, although rarely reported, is one of the most important adverse effects of antipsychotic medication. It can be an embarrassing, distressing, and potentially treatment-limiting. Several antipsychotics, including both typical...
BACKGROUND: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCAR) with high mortality and have a significant public health impact because of high mortality and...