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Parkinsonism unmasked by verapamil
E García-Albea1, F J Jiménez-Jiménez, L Ayuso-Peralta
1Section of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
Clinical Neuropharmacology
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
We report the case of a 55-year-old man who had a parkinsonian syndrome unresponsive to levodopa for 5 years and had been taking verapamil during the past 8 years. Parkinsonian signs improved markedly after withdrawal of verapamil, suggesting its role in unmasking the parkinsonism. To our knowledge, this side effect of verapamil has not been described previously.