Won Tae Yoon
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine,
Seoul
Research Article
Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders Induced by Mirtazapine: Unusual Case Report and Clinical Analysis of Reported Cases
Author(s): Won Tae Yoon*Won Tae Yoon*
Background: Hyperkinetic movement disorders caused by mirtazapine are very rarely reported, and involuntary severe cervical and truncal dystonia as an initial manifestation of mirtazapine-induced hyperkinetic movement disorder have not yet been reported. This study aimed to report an unusual case and to investigate the clinical pattern of mirtazapine-induced hyperkinetic movement disorder.
Methods: We present a patient with involuntary severe cervical and truncal dystonia as an initial manifestation of mirtazapine-induced hyperkinetic movement disorders. Additionally, we review previously reported cases and analyse the clinical pattern of mirtazapine-induced hyperkinetic movement disorders.
Results: Among 12 cases including our case, the main features of hyperkinetic movement symptoms induced by mirtazapine are aka.. View More»