title: [Drug-induced tremor and acute movement disorders].
abstract: The main clinical characteristics and aetiology of drug-induced tremor and acute movement disorders (myoclonus, chorea, athetosis, dyskinesia, dystonia, tics) are reviewed and discussed in this article. Tremor is the most frequent drug-induced acute movement disorder. Drug intake (and, initially, true or 'hidden' neuroleptic or psychoactive drugs) should be suspected as the cause of every abnormal movement. Drug-induced acute movement disorders usually disappear spontaneously after withdrawal of the suspected drug without any drug treatment. Drug-induced tremor and movement disorders are often poorly described in the Summary of Products Characteristics (SPC).
authors.affiliation: Service de Pharmacologie Clinique du CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. montastruc@cict.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Montastruc
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durrieu
mesh_terms: D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects; D014202:Tremor / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs