Metoclopramide induced acute dystonic reaction: Two case reports

İNCECİK F., ÖNLEN Y., ÖZER C., Özcan K.

Marmara Medical Journal, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.159-161, 2008 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: Marmara Medical Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.159-161
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute dystonic reaction, Children, Metoclopramide
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Metoclopramide is a widely used antiemetic agent in paediatric population with the primary side-effect of extrapyramidal reactions. Incidence is 0.5-1% in children while incidence in young adults and elders is 25%. Patients can be misdiagnosed as meningitis, encephalitis, hypocalcemia, seizure and tetanus. We report two cases, 8-month-and 10-year-old boys referred to our hospital with a presumptive diagnosis of encephalitis and diagnosed as metoclopramide induced acute dystonic reaction, to stress this side-effect of metoclopramide.