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Transient camptocormia with citalopram treatment in a patient with mixed dementia–A case report

Inbal Segal, +2 more
- Vol. 5, Iss: 1, pp 040-042
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Clinical findings available, without attempting invasive diagnostic procedures, point to a citalopram induced camptocormia, or "bent-spine", in a patient who suffered mixed dementia with depression.
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This case report reviews a patient who suffered mixed dementia with depression. The addition of citalopram to the medication regimen was shortly followed by the manifestation of camptocormia, or “bent-spine.” Clinical findings available, without attempting invasive diagnostic procedures, point to a citalopram induced camptocormia. The frequent use of SSRI medications in the geriatric population call for an increased awareness of the possibility of SSRI induced postural side effects.

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- 01 Jul 1987 - 
TL;DR: A mentally retarded 23-year-old woman with myoclonic astatic epilepsy developed an abnormal posture of extreme forward flexion, called camptocormia, during valproate monotherapy, which is a dose-dependent side effect of valproates.
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TL;DR: Camptocormia in connection with primary myopathies should be treated according to the underlying illness, and case reports have shown botulinum toxin and DBS of the globus pallidus internus (GPi-DBS) to be effective.
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A. F. Hurst
- 07 Dec 1918 - 
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