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Re-emergent Tongue Tremor in Neuroleptic-induced Parkinsonism

Open Access
|Mar 2019

Abstract

Background: A re-emergent tremor is suggested to be specific to Parkinson’s disease and although a tongue tremor has been reported in levosulpiride-induced parkinsonism (LIP), re-emergence has never been reported.

Case Report: A 59-year-old female presented with a 3-month history of bradykinesia, 2-week history of right-leg tremor, and 10-day history of lip and tongue tremor. A review of the medication revealed a 15-month history of levosulpiride consumption. On examination, asymmetric bradykinesia, rigidity, rest tremor of the right leg, and re-emergent tongue tremor were observed. The parkinsonism subsided after levosulpiride was stopped.

Discussion: This is the first report of re-emergent tongue tremor in LIP.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.495 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 17, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 17, 2019
Published on: Mar 6, 2019
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2019 Shweta Prasad, Vikram V. Holla, Pramod Kumar Pal, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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