Fluoxetine-induced extrapyramidal symptoms in an adolescent: a case report.
We present a 15-year-old girl with depression, an obsessive compulsive disorder and conduct disorder, who developed EPS (torticollis, bradykinesia and cogwheel rigidity) while on fluoxetine. No other cause of EPS was present. The patient responded well to benztropine but re-experienced EPS when benztropine was stopped. Fluoxetine and benztropine were used concomitantly for 21.2 months and the patient has been off medication for 2 months without EPS. This case report shows that EPS can and does occur in youth with SSRI. Clinicians should be aware of the SSRIs as a potential causative factor for EPS.
Diler
Rasim Somer
RS
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. dilerrs@yahoo.com
Yolga
Aysegul Yolga
AY
Avci
Ayse
A
D000293:Adolescent; D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017211:Treatment Failure
D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors