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Fluxetine-induced extrapyramidal symptoms in an adolescent: a case report

Author(s) -

Rasim Somer Diler,

Aysegul Yolga Yolga,

Ayşe Avcı

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2002.09916

Subject(s) - fluoxetine , benztropine , medicine , akathisia , depression (economics) , psychiatry , torticollis , pediatrics , surgery , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , receptor , antipsychotic , serotonin , economics , macroeconomics , dopamine

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.

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