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Case Reports
. 1976 Dec;39(12):1210-8.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.39.12.1210.

Anticonvulsant-induced dyskinesias: a comparison with dyskinesias induced by neuroleptics

D Chadwick, E H Reynolds, C D Marsden
Case Reports

Anticonvulsant-induced dyskinesias: a comparison with dyskinesias induced by neuroleptics

D Chadwick et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1976 Dec.

Abstract

Anticonvulsants cause dyskinesias more commonly than has been appreciated. Diphenylhydantoin (DPH), carbamazepine, primidone, and phenobarbitone may cause asterixis. DPH, but not other anticonvulsants, may cause orofacial dyskinesias, limb chorea, and dystonia in intoxicated patients. These dyskinesias are similar to those caused by neuroleptic drugs and may be related to dopamine antagonistic properties possessed by DPH.

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