Extrapyramidal reaction to fluphenazine potentiated by thyrotoxicosis

J. K. Witschy; F. C. Redmond

doi:10.1176/ajp.138.2.246

Extrapyramidal reaction to fluphenazine potentiated by thyrotoxicosis

J. K. Witschy, F. C. Redmond

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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There have been four previous reports of especially severe extrapyramidal reactions to haloperidol in patients who were thyrotoxic. The authors report a case in which the same effects were seen in a thyrotoxic patient treated with fluphenazine decanoate.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	246-247
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	138
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.138.2.246
State	Published - 1981

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Extrapyramidal reaction to fluphenazine potentiated by thyrotoxicosis

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