Recurrent dystonic reactions induced by thiethylperazine.
Three attacks of acute dystonia occurred in a 19-year-old male following the initiation and discontinuation of thiethylperazine administered rectally in therapeutic doses. The time course of onset of the attacks and the proposed mechanisms by which dystonia develops are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013847:Thiethylperazine / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013847:Thiethylperazine