Maternal medication causing drug dystonia in a newborn: placental transfer of drugs.
Dystonia is a movement disorder characterized by sustained muscle contractions, frequently causing twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. Drug-induced dystonia may occur within minutes or hours of exposure to an inciting drug; it is seen with familial pattern and cannot be correlated with blood level of the drug.
Gokhale
S G
SG
Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Rajhans Hospital and Pathology Laboratory, Saphale, India.
Panchakshari
M B
MB
D002585:Cesarean Section; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008787:Metoclopramide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011292:Premedication
D008787:Metoclopramide