Amphetamine‐induced movement disorder
- 7 June 2005
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Vol. 17 (3), 277-280
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00735.x
Abstract
Recreational use of amphetamines is common in Australia and New Zealand when compared with other developed nations. The clinical effects are variable because of the potential of these drugs to increase the proportion of different biogenic amines in the central nervous system (CNS). The substances affected are adrenaline, noradrenaline, serotonin and dopamine. Movement disorders represent one of the less common presentations of amphetamine toxicity but one that health care workers should be aware of nonetheless.Keywords
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