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  • Title: [Parkinsonism due to the medication].
    Author: Louter M, Tromp SC.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 2009; 153():A336. PubMed ID: 19900308.
    Abstract:
    Parkinsonism is an extrapyramidal disorder characterised by tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability. The most common cause of parkinsonism is idiopathic Parkinson disease. Another common cause is drug-induced parkinsonism. Various drugs can cause parkinsonian symptoms. Many patients exhibiting these side-effects are mistakenly treated with dopaminergic medication. We present two patients with drug-induced parkinsonism induced by sodium valproate and cinnarizine, respectively. The symptoms disappeared after they stopped taking this medication.
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