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Temblor inducido por fármacos - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Temblor inducido por medicamentos (farmacógeno)

Definición:

Es un temblor involuntario debido al uso de un medicamento. Involuntario quiere decir que uno tiembla sin que trate de hacerlo. El temblor ocurre cuando uno mueve o trata de sostener los brazos, las manos o la cabeza en una cierta posición. No está asociado con otros síntomas.

Ver también:

Temblor esencial
Temblor familiar
Temblor

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Un temblor inducido por fármacos es una respuesta muscular y del sistema nervioso simple a ciertos medicamentos. Entre los fármacos que pueden causar temblores están los siguientes:

Anticonvulsivos como el ácido valproico (Depakote) y valproato sódico (Depakene)
Broncodilatadores como teofilina y Albuterol
Inmunodepresores como la ciclosporina
Estabilizadores del estado de ánimo como el carbonato de litio
Estimulantes como la cafeína

Sistema nervioso central

Reviewed last on: 6/29/2010
Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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