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- Title
Acute Dystonia Following a Switch in Treatment from Atomoxetine to Low-dose AripiprazoleAcute Dystonia Following a Switch in Treatment from Atomoxetine to Low-dose Aripiprazole.
- Authors
Başay, Ömer; Basay, Burge Kabukcu; Öztürk, Önder; Yüncü, Zeki
- Abstract
The present report describes the cases of a 17-year-old male patient and a 13-year-old female patient who developed acute dystonia following the administration of low-dose aripiprazole (5 mg/day) after the cessation of atomoxetine treatment. Although aripiprazole-induced dystonia has been previously reported in the literature, it is rare, and most of these cases were associated with doses higher than 5 mg/day. Furthermore, both of the patients in the present study discontinued atomoxetine prior to the initiation of aripiprazole treatment; thus, this report also discussed the possible mechanisms underlying the manifestation of dystonia from the perspective of neurotransmitter activity.
- Subjects
ARIPIPRAZOLE; ATOMOXETINE
- Publication
Clinical Psychopharmacology & Neuroscience, 2016, Vol 14, Issue 2, p221
- ISSN
1738-1088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9758/cpn.2016.14.2.221