A Case of Orofacial Dyskinesia Induced by Diphenylhydantioin.
- Author:
Ji Hoe HEO
1
;
Myung Sik LEE
;
Jin Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Yoensei University.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Dyskinesias;
Dystonia;
Humans;
Movement Disorders*;
Phenytoin
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1992;10(2):248-251
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Diphenylbydantoin-induced movement disorders have been rarely reported. They include choreoathetosis, orofacial dyskinesia, asterixis, dystonia, and ballismus. A patient with epllepsy, who showed orofacial dyskinesia with toxic cerebellar syrnptoms after longterm use of diphenylhydantoin is presented. The involuntary movement rapidily disappeared with a reduction of diphenylhydantoin dose.