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Prolonged Oculogyric Crisis on Addition of Nifedipine to Neuroleptic Medication Regime

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

I. Singh
I. Singh*
Affiliation:
Leavesden Hospital, Abbots Langley, Watford, Herts
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Abstract

Extrapyramidal symptoms, including oculogyric crisis, are well recognised side-effects of clopenthixol medication, but precipitation of prolonged oculogyric crisis on addition of nifedipine to an ongoing clopenthixol regime has not so far been reported.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 127 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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References

Jacobs, M. B. (1983) Diltiazem and akathisia. Annals of Internal Medicine, 99, 794.Google Scholar
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