Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Grajny K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7546104 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grajny Kristopher K Durphy Jennifer J Adam Octavian O Azher Sharmeen S Gupta Megan M Molho Eric E
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) 20201006
<h4>Background</h4>Ziconotide (ZCN), a nonopioid analgesic, is first-line intrathecal therapy for patients with severe chronic pain refractory to other management options. We describe three cases of ZCN-induced movement disorders.<h4>Cases</h4>Case one is a 64-year-old woman who presented with oro-lingual (OL) dyskinesia with dysesthesias and bilateral upper extremity kinetic tremor. Case two is a 43-year-old man with a 20-month history of ZCN treatment who developed OL dyskinesia with dysesthes ...[more]