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01-10-2016 | Case report

Rotigotine

Dropped head syndrome: case report

Published in: Reactions Weekly | Issue 1/2016

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A patient [age and sex not stated] developed dropped head syndrome (DHS) during treatment with rotigotine. The patient, who had a history of Parkinsonism, received rotigotine patch [route not stated] at a dose of 2 mg/day. Subsequently, the dose was increased to 6 mg/day. Soon after the increase in dose, he developed DHS. Rotigotine was ceased, and the patient's condition improved within couple of weeks. …

Termsarasab P, et al. Dropped head syndrome in parkinsonism: Two treatable etiologies not to miss. Movement Disorders 31 (Suppl. 2): S497 abstr. 1512, Jun 2016. Available from: URL: http://doi.org/10.1002/mds.26688 [abstract] -USA

Title: Rotigotine
Dropped head syndrome: case report
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Reactions Weekly / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0114-9954
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2051
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-016-21782-9

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