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Case Reports
. 1986 Mar;47(3):149-50.

A case of progressive hemichorea responsive to high-dose reserpine

J H Friedman
  • PMID: 3949727
Case Reports

A case of progressive hemichorea responsive to high-dose reserpine

J H Friedman. J Clin Psychiatry. 1986 Mar.

Abstract

A 74-year-old woman developed a slowly progressive hemichorea starting 3 weeks after discontinuation of low-dose amitriptyline and perphenazine. The duration of neuroleptic exposure was 3 months. The chorea was initially well controlled on 5.25 mg/day of reserpine, but after 21 months, required 2.0 mg/day. No complications of reserpine occurred.

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