J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1992 Jun;10(2):248-251.
A Case of Orofacial Dyskinesia Induced by Diphenylhydantioin
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Yoensei University.
Abstract
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Diphenylbydantoin-induced movement disorders have been rarely reported. They include choreoathetosis, orofacial dyskinesia, asterixis, dystonia, and ballismus. A patient with epllepsy, who showed orofacial dyskinesia with toxic cerebellar syrnptoms after longterm use of diphenylhydantoin is presented. The involuntary movement rapidily disappeared with a reduction of diphenylhydantoin dose.