Worsening of Parkinsonism after the use of veralipride for treatment of menopause: case report

We describe a female patient with stable Parkinson's disease who has shown a marked worsening of her motor functions following therapy of menopause related symptoms with veralipride, as well as the improvement of her symptoms back to baseline after discontinuation of the drug. We emphasize the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2001-03, Vol.59 (1), p.123-124
Hauptverfasser:	Teive, H A, Sa, D S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Dopamine Antagonists - adverse effects Female Humans menopause Menopause - drug effects Middle Aged NEUROSCIENCES Parkinson Disease - complications Parkinson Disease, Secondary - chemically induced Parkinson's disease PSYCHIATRY Sulpiride - adverse effects Sulpiride - analogs & derivatives veralipride
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a female patient with stable Parkinson's disease who has shown a marked worsening of her motor functions following therapy of menopause related symptoms with veralipride, as well as the improvement of her symptoms back to baseline after discontinuation of the drug. We emphasize the anti-dopaminergic effect of veralipride.
ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 0004-282X 1678-4227
DOI:	10.1590/S0004-282X2001000100026