[Diagnostic image (17). Acute dystonia induced by prochlorperazine].

Abstract

An 11-year-old girl had a one-day history of nausea and vomiting for which her family physician prescribed 4 suppositories of prochlorperazine 25 mg. Five hours after the last dose she developed dystonic posturing; she recovered rapidly after intramuscular injection of 40 mg orphenadrine.

• Authors: J van Gijn
• Journal: Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde (Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd) Vol. 144 Issue 52 Pg. 2496 (Dec 23 2000) ISSN: 0028-2162 [Print] Netherlands
• Vernacular Title: Diagnose in beeld (17). Acute dystonie door prochloorperazine.
• PMID: 11155505 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antiemetics
• Muscle Relaxants, Central
• Orphenadrine
• Prochlorperazine

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Antiemetics (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Child
• Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Muscle Relaxants, Central (therapeutic use)
• Orphenadrine (therapeutic use)
• Prochlorperazine (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Treatment Outcome
• Vomiting (drug therapy)