title: Falling spells associated with antidepressant drug treatment.
abstract: Six patients experienced falling spells concurrent with the intake of antidepressant drugs in high doses or in moderate doses combined with other psychotropic drugs. The close temporal correlation between drug ingestion and the falling spells and their immediate termination after reduction or discontinuation of medication suggests that these drugs caused the falls. Further factors predisposing to the falling spells remain to be defined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vetter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Voll
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008376:Maprotiline / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000639:Amitriptyline; D008376:Maprotiline