A Dyskinesia Case Induced by Pramipexole, Pregabalin and Gabapentin After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Abstract

Drug-induced dyskinesias can be seen occasionally in clinical practice. Here we present a 70-year-old patient who developed a noticeable dyskinesia after the use of pramipexole, gabapentin, pregabalin respectively for the restless legs syndrome. Prior to this condition, he had been hospitalized in intensive care unit for the myocardial infarction required cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and he had been discharged with no neurological deficits. The case presented here is a good example indicating the importance of being alert for drug-induced dyskinesias after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, even though everything else seems right.