Abstract
Pisa syndrome is a rare type of truncal dystonia. Its development is associated commonly with neuroleptic treatment, but there are rare idiopathic cases or those related to neurodegenerative disorders. Recently, an association between cholinesterase inhibitors and Pisa syndrome has been described. The authors report two patients, one with Alzheimer's disease treated with risperidone and another with Parkinson's disease who presented this kind of dystonia after donepezil initiation. In the first patient the condition resolved after discontinuation of risperidone, and in the second one the condition resolved when donepezil was withdrawn. In patients with pharmacologic or degenerative dopaminergic neurotransmission disorders, cholinergic excess may induce this peculiar type of dystonia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 119-121 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Clinical Neuropharmacology |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2003 |
Keywords
- Dystonia
- Parkinson's disease
- Pisa syndrome
- Risperidone-Donepezil
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Clinical Neurology
- Pharmacology (medical)