Daras M, Koppel B S, Atos-Radzion E
Department of Neurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla.
Neurology. 1994 Apr;44(4):751-2. doi: 10.1212/wnl.44.4.751.
We describe seven patients with cocaine-induced movements, including choreoathetosis, akathisia, and parkinsonism with tremor. All were seen in 2 years at a municipal hospital, during which 701 visits were attributed to complications of cocaine. Dopaminergic changes are hypothesized to cause euphoria, addiction, and abnormal movements.