Open AccessReversible Hemifacial Spasm after Starting Escitalopram
Author(s) -
Basheikh Mazen Abdulrahaman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
case reports in neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1662-680X
DOI - 10.1159/000506326
Subject(s) - single case – general neurology
This is a case of a patient who developed hemifacial spasm after he was started on escitalopram. His symptoms got worse after the dose was increased. The spasm resolved after the medication was stopped gradually. This is an unreported adverse effect of escitalopram or any selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.