title: Phenytoin and dyskinesias: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Dyskinesia is a recognized but uncommon side-effect of treatment with phenytoin. Two additional cases of dyskinesia during treatment with phenytoin are described; both had radiographically documented thalamic infarctions. The reported experience to date with movement disorders induced by phenytoin is reviewed and the clinical features summarized. The available experimental evidence addressing the mechanism underlying this side effect is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center Charlottesville 22908.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Landow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000187:drug effects; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010672:Phenytoin