PARKINSONISM UNMASKED BY VERAPAMIL

Authors
GARCIAALBEA E JIMENEZJIMENEZ FJ AYUSOPERALTA L CABRERAVALDIVIA F VAQUERO A TEJEIRO J
Citation
E. Garciaalbea et al., PARKINSONISM UNMASKED BY VERAPAMIL, Clinical neuropharmacology, 16(3), 1993, pp. 263-265
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy",Neurosciences
Journal title
Clinical neuropharmacology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03625664
Volume
16
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
263 - 265
Database
ISI
SICI code
0362-5664(1993)16:3<263:PUBV>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We report the case of a 55-year-old man who had a parkinsonian syndrom e unresponsive to levodopa for 5 years and had been taking verapamil d uring the past 8 years. Parkinsonian signs improved markedly after wit hdrawal of verapamil, suggesting its role in unmasking the parkinsonis m. To our knowledge, this side effect of verapamil has not been descri bed previously.