Drug-induced acute dystonia in a 7 year old child following the use of artesunate-amodiaquine: A case report

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-114

  Fajolu, I B ^a   Lesi, F E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute dystonia; amodiaquine; children

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTESUNATE; ASCORBIC ACID; DIAZEPAM; GLUCOSE; PARACETAMOL; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ACUTE DISEASE; APHASIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSTONIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; OPISTHOTONUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TONGUE DISEASE; TONGUE PARALYSIS; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 77954707335     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JRS-2010-0494     Document Type: Article

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