title: Parkinsonian side effects induced by a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
abstract: A 75-year-old depressed woman treated with the monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) phenelzine developed a parkinsonian syndrome that remitted after discontinuation of the drug. The authors discuss possible explanations for this unusual phenomenon.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010624:Phenelzine / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D010624:Phenelzine