## Background: Docetaxel is a taxoid antineoplastic agent approved for use in the treatment of metastatic breast carcinoma. the current study reports an unusual case of generalized cutaneous fibrosis in a 39-year-old white female after treatment with 18 cycles of docetaxel for metastatic breast car
Parkinsonian syndrome induced by amlodipine: Case Report
✍ Scribed by Hélio A.G. Teive; Francisco M.B. Germiniani; Lineu César Werneck
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 305 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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✦ Synopsis
An elderly patient who developed marked symptoms of parkinsonism in response to amlodipine for the treatment of arterial systemic hypertension is described. She had a complete reversal of her motor symptoms after discontinuation of the drug.
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