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| ADR REPORT |
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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 305-306 |
Tardive oculogyric crisis associated with amisulpride monotherapy
DN Mendhekar1, D Lohia2, P Kataria3
1 Neuropsychiatry and Headache Clinic 10867, Pratap Nagar, New Delhi, India
2 Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York, USA
3 Level 5 Clinic, Alma Street Centre, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle WA 6160, Australia
Correspondence Address:
D N Mendhekar
Neuropsychiatry and Headache Clinic 10867, Pratap Nagar, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.70947
Oculogyric crisis (OGC) is a dystonic and distressing side- effect which occurs immediately after the administration of high-potency antipsychotic drugs and is usually reported as a subtype of dystonia. We report a case of a young woman with schizophrenia who presented with tardive OGC related to amisulpride.
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