1. Sertraline-induced Hemichorea
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Gatto, Emilia Mabel, Aldinio, Victoria, Parisi, Virginia, Persi, Gabriel, Da Prat, Gustavo, Bres Bullrich, Maria, Sanchez, Pilar, and Rojas, Galeno
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Hemichorea-hemiballism ,Depressive Disorder ,Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced ,lcsh:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,Dyskinesias ,Case study ,Hemichorea ,Case Reports ,lcsh:RC346-429 ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Neurology ,selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ,Chorea ,Sertraline ,Tremor ,Humans ,Female ,Sertraline-induced hemichorea ,lcsh:RC925-935 ,lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,Serotonin uptake inhibitors ,Aged - Abstract
Background: Hemichorea–hemiballism is a syndrome secondary to different etiologies. Drug-induced hemichorea is a rare syndrome related to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. To the best of our knowledge, no previous cases of hemichorea associated with sertraline have been reported. Case Report: A 65-year-old female noticed hemichorea 1 week after initiation of sertraline. After extensive investigations, other causes of hemichorea were excluded. Hemichorea remitted after sertraline withdrawal. Discussion: In our patient, temporal association and the negative clinical assessment supported a diagnosis of likely drug-induced involuntary movement. We hypothesized that enhanced serotonergic transmission in the ventral tegmental area or nigrostriatum may be involved in sertraline-induced hemichorea., Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
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- 2017
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