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Query: UMLS:C0008489 (
chorea
)
2,102
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Metoclopramide is a dopamine receptor antagonist that is used to treat diabetic
gastroparesis
, chemotherapy-induced nausea, and migraines. It is known to cause extrapyramidal side effects such as tardive dyskinesia, parkinsonism, dystonia, and akithisia, but not
chorea
. We describe a patient who presented with choreiform movements shortly after the administration of intravenous metoclopramide. Her work-up for secondary causes of
chorea
was otherwise negative and her symptoms abated with the administration of oral quetiapine and intravenous diazepam.
...
PMID:Acute chorea associated with metoclopramide use. 1712 36
