International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Rami G Ahmad
Psychiatry Section, Medicine Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Metoclopramide Induced Akathisia Treated with Propranolol: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Rami G Ahmad*, Amirah S Algethami, Faisal F AlArabi and Tamim A Alghamdi
Metoclopramide is a common medication used to treat nausea, vomiting, and other conditions. Akathisia is a condition in which a person loses the ability to sit still and is considered part of extrapyramidal side effects. In this case report, we present a case admitted for an elective procedure, which then developed akathisia successfully treated with propranolol after the failure with a benzodiazepine. We share clinical thinking from the patient developing this sudden side effect until the patient was treated successfully. A literature review found 49 cases described before for the side effect, and no cases were found that were treated with propranolol... Read More»
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