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Index finger pointing posture in a patient with drug-induced foot tremor
Gohei Yamada1, Takanari Toyoda1, Eiichi Katada1
1Department of Neurology, Nagoya City University West Medical Center, Aichi, Japan.
Abstract:
A 41-year-old woman who had been taking paroxetine began taking tramadol for bilateral ankle pain. A few days later, the patient presented acutely with both feet tremors. During a mental arithmetic task, index-finger pointing posture briefly appeared on the left side. Co-administration of paroxetine and tramadol increases the risk of serotonin toxicity. This is the first reported case of index-finger pointing posture which was associated with serotonin toxicity.

