Juniper Publishers - Journal of Pediatrics Abstract Metoclopramide is antiemetic, antinauseant and gastric prokynetic. European medicines agency (EMA) in July 2013 has officially recommended a very restricted use of metoclopramide in children, because of serious and common neurological side effects. A 3 years old boy was admitted to our pediatric department due to altered consciousness, nausea, vomiting and dehydration. Day before he recived a one oral and one intravenous dose of Reglan (metoclopramide). Immidiately after admission he developed dramatic neurological symtoms with face and extremity muscles spasms, trismus, ophistotonus and extreme agitation. Neurological symptoms were present for about 3 hours, with periodically withdrawal and worsening. He received only symptomatic therapy and after 6 hours child was fully recovered and without complaints. Despite repeated warnings about the possible neurological side effects, metoclopramide continues to be used in...
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