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Case Reports
. 1978 Feb;54(628):114-5.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.54.628.114.

Phenobarbital dyskinesia

S L Lightman
Case Reports

Phenobarbital dyskinesia

S L Lightman. Postgrad Med J. 1978 Feb.

Abstract

A patient was admitted to hospital following an overdose of phenobarbital. During her recovery she developed both chorea and torsion dystonia which could only be related to her high plasma phenobarbital levels.

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