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Table 1 Clinical reports of CNZ/FNZ-associated MD

From: Cinnarizine- and flunarizine-associated movement disorder: a literature review

Reference

Country/year

N cases

Age

Sex

Suspected drug

Drug dose (mg)

Time from drug-start to symptoms

Time from withdrawal to recovery

Follow-up

Important clinical history and clinical management

Parkinsonism

 Mello-Souza

Brazil 1984

5

NA

NA

FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 Martí-Masso et al.

Spain 1985

11

65–83

NA

CNZ

150

6–36 months

NA

NA

 

 Chouza et al.

Uruguay 1986

12

70

F

FNZ

10–20 mg

9 months

NA

No

CH: PKN +orofacial DKN +severe AKT +moderate DPS. Even after 20 months of drug withdrawal, she was still with severe AKT. CM: Drug withdrawal

70

F

FNZ

20

6 months

NR

CR

CH: PKN +mild DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

45

F

FNZ

20–40

2 months

NR

CR

CH: PKN +moderate DPS

56

M

FNZ

20

1 month

NR

CR

CH: PKN +mild DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

66

F

FNZ

20–40

Several months

NR

CR

CH: PKN +severe DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

63

M

FNZ

20

13 months

NR

CR

CH: PKN +rabbit syndrome (DKN) +mild DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

55

F

FNZ

10

15 months

NR

CR

CH: PKN +moderate DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

71

F

FNZ

20

12 months

NR

CR

CH: PKN +orofacial DKN +mild DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

72

F

FNZ

40

1 month

NR

CR

CH: PKN +mild AKT +moderate DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

65

M

FNZ

10

NR

NR

CR

CH: PKN +moderate DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

66

F

FNZ

40

1 month

NR

CR

CH: PKN +rabbit syndrome (DKN) +moderate DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

73

F

FNZ

20

3 months

NR

CR

CH: Only PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

 D’Alessandro et al.

Italy 1986

6

67

F

FNZ

10

NR

6 months

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

72

M

FNZ

20

NR

3 months

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal and amitriptyline started

72

M

FNZ

10

NR

NA

No

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal and amineptine started

77

F

FNZ

20

NR

3 months

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal and amitriptyline started

77

F

FNZ

10

NR

3 months

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal and amitriptyline started

82

M

FNZ

10

NR

NA

No

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Laporte and Capella

Spain 1986

14

78

M

CNZ

NR

4.5 years

NR

NR

CH: All had some tremor or bradykinesia; two individuals had to worsen PD. CM: Drug withdrawal

46

F

CNZ

45

5 days

NR

No

48

F

CNZ

NR

14 months

NR

NR

68

M

CNZ

150

2 days

NR

CR

73

M

CNZ

150

NR

NR

CR

69

F

CNZ

150

NR

NR

No

64

F

CNZ

60–180

1 year

NR

No

68

M

CNZ

150

2 days

NR

CR

64

F

FNZ

10

28 days

NR

CR

42

M

FNZ

10

4 months

NR

CR

48

F

FNZ

20

11 days

NR

No

60

F

FNZ

10

6 weeks

NR

CR

68

M

FNZ

10

1 year

NR

CR

69

F

FNZ

10

8 months

NR

No

 Meyboom et al.

Netherlands 1986

1

68

M

FNZ

10

NR

Several months

CR

CH: PKN +AKT +mild DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Martí-Masso et al.

Spain 1987

4

62.5 (mean)

NA

CNZ

150

58 days

NR

NA

CH: Randomized trial of CNZ in 10 patients with PD. After 1 month, 40% (4/10) had to withdraw from the study due to the worsening of bradykinesia and tremor

 Michele et al.

Italy 1987

10

61–77

NA

FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

Discusses the range of symptoms of PKN +DPS associated with dosages of FNZ

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1987

11

69

M

FNZ

10

1 month

3 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

68

F

CNZ

225

4 years

5 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

82

F

FNZ

11.5

1 year

15 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

73

F

CNZ

150

30 days

17 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

74

F

CNZ

150

4 years

20 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

61

F

FNZ

11.5

3 months

5 months

CR

CH: PKN +DPS +AKT +orofacial DKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

71

F

FNZ

10

3 months

1 month

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

73

F

CNZ

225

3 months

3 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

74

M

FNZ+CNZ

10 + 150

7 months–1 year

1 month

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

82

F

FNZ

10

7 months

24 days

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

67

F

FNZ

10

16 months

6 months

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

 di Rosa et al.

Italy 1987

42

Elderly

NA

FNZ

NR

Months

12 weeks

NA

CM: Drug withdrawal

 Bakchine et al.

France 1988

1

68

F

FNZ

10

10 weeks

3 months

CR

CH: PKN +AKT +orofacial DKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Benvenuti et al.

Italy 1988

27

74 (mean)

19F + 8M

FNZ

10

14 months (mean)

< 6 months (96%)

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

 Capella et al.

Spain 1988

39

78 (mean)

24F + 13M

CNZ

156 (mean)

14.67 (mean)

< 6 months (90%)

CR

CH: 3 patients were taking other drugs (sulpiride, thiethylperazine, dimenhydrinate, thioridazine); 8 were with a combination CNZ+FNZ 10 mg; 4 patients had DPS symptoms. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Lugaresi et al.

Italy 1988

10

72

M

FNZ

10

40 months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

56

F

FNZ

10

5 months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

63

F

FNZ

10

Some months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

52

F

FNZ

10

5 months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

72

M

FNZ

10

Some months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

63

F

FNZ

10

5 months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

61

F

FNZ

20

8 months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

70

M

FNZ

5

6 months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

73

F

FNZ

5

9 months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

93

M

FNZ

10

4 months

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

 de Marco

Italy 1988

1

Yong adult

M

FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 Martinez-Lage

Spain 1988

1

35.48 (mean)

NR

FNZ

10

NA

NA

NA

 

 Moretti and Lucantoni

Italy 1988

24

71.1 (mean)

14F + 10M

FNZ

10

4.2 months (mean)

< 4 months (50%)

NA

CH: 10 individuals had PKN +DPS

 Fontanari

Brazil 1989

8

62

F

FNZ

10

6 months

3 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

65

F

FNZ

10

5 months

5 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

68

F

FNZ

10

3 months

4 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

62

F

FNZ

10

24 months

NR

NR

CH: PKN +orofacial DKN. CM: drug withdrawal

63

F

FNZ

10

18 months

3 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

55

F

FNZ

10

4 months

NR

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

60

F

FNZ

10

3 months

6 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

63

F

FNZ

10

6 months

6 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

 Kuzuhara et al.

Japan 1989

31

Adult

20F + 7M

FNZ

10

6.1 months (mean)

< 6 months (90%)

CR

CH: Attempts with levodopa, anticholinergic drugs, and bromocriptine had been ineffective until FNZ withdrawal. 16 individuals had PKN+DPS and 5 PKN+AKT

 Mangone et al.

Argentina 1989

21

68.5 (mean)

16 F + 5 M

FNZ/CNR

NR

15.7 months (mean)

2.6 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

2

68.5 (mean)

2F

FNZ/CNR

NR

NA

NA

NA

CH: Worsening of PD symptoms

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1989

81

69.7 (mean)

69F + 31M

51FNZ/31CNZ/8CNZ+FNZ

13.4/154.4 (mean)

32.1/14.1 months (mean)

80.5/105 days (mean)

CR

CH: 46 individuals had PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Mukai et al.

Japan

1

Adult

NA

FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

CH: Showed slightly decreased signal intensity of the putamen on brain MRI

 Sa and Heinisch

Brazil 1989

19

75

M

FNZ

20

10 months

30 days

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic and levodopa without success

62

F

FNZ

20

2 months

4 months

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic and levodopa without success

71

M

FNZ

20

9 months

30 days

CR

 

76

F

FNZ

10

2 months

60 days

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic without success

72

F

FNZ

10

1 year

6 months

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted levodopa without success

65

F

FNZ

10

8 months

4 months

CR

 

37

F

FNZ

20

8 months

4 months

CR

CH: PKN +DPS

67

F

FNZ

10

7 months

3 months

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic without success

64

F

FNZ

10

5 months

60 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic and imipramine without success

54

F

FNZ

10

6 months

3 months

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic and imipramine without success

69

F

FNZ

10

1 year

50 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS

47

F

FNZ

10

15 days

7 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS

72

F

FNZ

10

11 months

30 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS

72

F

FNZ

10

NR

60 days

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic and levodopa without success

68

F

FNZ

10

NR

60 days

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic without success

76

F

FNZ

10

11 months

10 months

CR

CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted anticholinergic without success

74

F

FNZ

40

5 months

60 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted levodopa without success

NR

F

FNZ

20

7 days

20 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS

66

F

FNZ

40

3 months

60 days

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Previous of FNZ withdrawal was attempted imipramine without success

 Trevisol-Bittencourt

Brazil 1990

1

72

M

FNZ

10

8 months

30 days

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal and biperiden started

 Fontanari

Brazil 1990

1

Adult

F

FNZ

NR

NR

NR

No

CH: She had PKN due to FNZ; the drug was removed, and she started to developing choreoathetotic DKN. Anticholinergics and levodopa did not ameliorate the DKN symptoms

 Gimenez-Roldan and Mateo

Spain 1991

24

70.6 (mean)

15F + 9M

CNZ

181.3 (mean)

4.2 years (mean)

NR

NR

 

 Garcia-Ruiz et al.

Spain 1992

32

72.6 (mean)

26F + 6M

4FNZ/27CNZ/1FNZ+CNZ

8.75/122.5 (mean)

15 months (mean)

NR

NR

CH: Only 3 patients had a full recovery. 44% had PKN +DPS. Patients younger than 73 years recovered better than older individuals

 Morgante et al.

Italy 1992

4

Adult

NR

FNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

CH 1 individual FNZ +alpha methyldopa; 3 only FNZ

 Negrotti et al.

Italy 1992

25

Adult

NR

FNZ/CNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

CH: In the CNZ/FNZ-induced PKN there was a positive family history for PD or essential tremor with a greater percentage than the general population

 Amancio et al.

Brazil 1993

1

Adult

NR

FNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

 Cunha et al.

Brazil 1993

11

67 (mean)

8F + 3M

FNZ/CNZ

20/150 (mean)

24 months (mean)

2 months (mean)

CR

CH: 63% had PKN +DPS.

 Galhardo et al.

Brazil 1993

1

48

F

FNZ

10

3 months

90 days

CR

CM: FNZ withdrawal; methixene and levodopa started

 Llau et al.

France 1994

16

65 (mean)

10F + 6M

FNZ/CNZ

NR

15.76 months (mean)

NA

NA

 

 Anjaneyulu and Mohandas

India 1995

2

NA

NA

FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 Baquero et al.

Spain 1995

18

66 (mean)

NA

FNZ/CNZ

NA

1 year (mean)

NA

NA

 

 Claps

Chile 1995

> 1

NA

NA

FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 Handforth et al.

USA 1995

1

37

F

FNZ

60

NA

NA

NA

CH: Assessment of FNZ for the treatment of epilepsy in the USA

 Biary et al.

Arabia 1995

1

52

M

FNZ

10

18 months

NR

NR

 

 Jimenez-Jimenez et al.

Spain 1996

30

70 (mean)

24F + 6M

FNZ/CNZ

NR

60.9 months (mean)

4.5 months (mean)

CR

 

 Lee and Lee

Korea 1996

3

64.33 (mean)

2F + 1M

FNZ

10

3 months (mean)

4 months

CR

CH: 2 PKN +DPS; 1 only PKN. Only one had a full recovery; others needed to take levodopa after the event

 Martinez

Chile 1996

> 1

NA

NA

FNZ/CNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 Morgante et al.

Italy 1996

4

74

M

FNZ

10

NR

NR

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

72

M

FNZ

20

NR

NR

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

93

F

FNZ

10

NR

NR

No

CM: Drug withdrawal

62

M

FNZ

10

NR

NR

NR

CM: Drug withdrawal

 Negrotti and Calzeti

Italy 1997

11

69.5 (mean)

F

8FNZ/3CNZ

10/150

7 months

NA

No

CH: 6 orofacial DKN; 3 limb DKN. No recovery. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Cardoso et al.

Brazil 1998

20

NR

NR

8FNZ/12CNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

 Errea-Abad et al.

Spain 1998

19

Elderly

14F + 5M

4FNZ/15CNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

 Garcia-Ruiz et al.

Spain 1998

36

71.7 (mean)

30F + 6M

6FNZ/29CNZ/1FNZ+CNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

CH: Only 4 individuals had a full recovery.CM: Drug withdrawal

 Marti-Masso and Poza

Spain 1998

87

75 (mean)

NR

13FNZ/69CNZ/5FNZ+CNZ

 

33 months (mean)

5 months (mean)

CR (90%)

 

 Orti-Pareja et al.

Spain 1999

7

75.6 (mean)

5F + 2M

7 CNZ

NR

45.8 months

NR

NA

CH: PKN +orofacial DKN

1

75.6 (mean)

F

1CNZ

NR

NA

NR

NA

CH: PKN +DTN

3

75.6 (mean)

3F

3CNZ

NR

NA

NR

NA

CH: PKN +AKT

3

75.6 (mean)

3F

3CNZ

NR

NA

NR

NA

CH: Only PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Stucchi-Portocarrero et al.

Peru 1999

1

25

F

CNZ

NA

11 days

NA

NA

CH: PKN +AKT +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal; benzodiazepines, propranolol, and orphenadrine were started

 Zamora and Argote

Colombia 1999

9

65

F

FNZ

10

4 years

NA

NA

CH: Possible interaction with verapamil

77

F

FNZ

10

1 year

NA

NA

CH: Possible interaction with verapamil

65

M

FNZ

10

6 months

NA

NA

 

76

M

FNZ

10

6 months

NA

NA

 

51

F

FNZ

10

3 months

NA

NA

CH: PKN +DPS

51

F

FNZ

10

NR

NA

NA

 

57

F

CNZ

75

3 years

NA

NA

 

68

F

FNZ

10

3 years

NA

NA

 

62

F

FNZ

10

NR

NA

NA

CH: Possible interaction with verapamil

 Benito-Leon et al.

Spain 2003

9

NA

NA

8CNZ/1FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 Fabiani et al.

Brazil 2004

4

61.75 (mean)

2F + 2M

2FNZ/2CNZ

11.2/72.1 (mean)

16.5 months (mean)

NR

NR

CH: Only PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

1

87

F

FNZ+CNZ

10 + 75

16.5 months (mean)

NR

NR

CH: PKN +orofacial DKN +DPS

1

76

F

FNZ+CNZ

10 + 75

16.5 months (mean)

NR

NR

CH: PKN +orofacial DKN

5

66 (mean)

5F

3CNZ/1FNZ/1CNZ+FNZ

11.2/72.1 (mean)

16.5 months (mean)

NR

NR

CH: PKN +DPS

 Trevisol-Bittencourt et al.

Brazil 2005

3

73.2 (mean)

F

CNZ/FNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

 Barbosa et al.

Brazil 2006

13

73.5 (mean)

NR

7FNZ/6CNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

 Louter and Tromp

Netherlands 2009

1

Adult

NR

CNZ

NR

NR

NR

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

 Ma et al.

Korea 2009

6

71.5 (mean)

NR

FNZ

NR

6.3 months (mean)

NR

NR

 

 Mattos et al.

Brazil 2009

1

74

F

FNZ

10

1 year

10 months

CR

CH: Progressive supranuclear palsy like syndrome. CM: Drug withdrawal; levodopa, tolcapone, and memantine were started

 Munhoz et al.

Brazil 2010

47

60.8 (mean)

NA

34FNZ/13CNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 Masmoudi et al.

France 2011

1

80

F

FNZ

10

Months

NR

No

CH: PKN +orofacial DKN; possible interaction with trimetazidine; she did not recover the DKN

 Arias

Colombia 2012

2

35

F

FNZ

20

NR

10 weeks

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

28

M

FNZ

20

6 weeks

10 weeks

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Pioner et al.

Brazil 2012

1

56

F

CNZ

25

NR

NR

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

 Kim et al.

Korea 2013

6

65

F

FNZ

10

12 months

NR

NR

CH: PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

62

M

FNZ

10

1 month

NR

NR

CH: PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

84

F

FNZ

10

3 months

NR

NR

CH: PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

70

F

FNZ

10

48 months

NR

NR

CH: PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

58

F

FNZ

10

1 month

NR

NR

CH: PKN +oromandibular DTN

66

F

FNZ

10

3 months

NR

NR

CH: PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Gotardelo et al.

Brazil 2014

1

72

F

FNZ

10

Years

2 months

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal; biperiden started

 Miguel et al.

Portugal 2014

30

73.3 (mean)

22F + 8M

FNZ/CNZ

NR

NR

NR

CR (43%)

CH: 43% recovered only with withdrawal; the others needed a dopaminergic treatment for improving the symptoms

 Chary and Krishnan

India 2016

1

37

F

FNZ

15

1 month

1 week

CR

CH: PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal; trihexyphenidyl started

 Munhoz et al.

Brazil 2016

58

74.1 (mean)

NR

38FNZ/20CNZ

9.1/45 (mean)

6 months

NR

NR

 

 Nistico et al.

Italy 2016

2

64.19 (mean)

2F

FNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

 Sung et al.

Korea 2016

1

70.85 (mean)

1F

CNZ

NR

NR

NR

NR

 

Dyskinesia

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1987

2

64

F

FNZ

10

3 months

2 months

CR

CH: Orofacial DKN (probably rabbit syndrome). CM: Drug withdrawal

62

F

FNZ

10

2 years

NA

No

CH: Orofacial DKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal, but without symptoms resolution

 Gabellini et al.

Italy 1989

1

62

F

FNZ

10

1 year

3 weeks

CR

CH: Transient tongue tremor. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Mangone et al.

Argentina 1989

6

68.5 (mean)

5F + 1 M

FNZ/CNR

NR

NR

2 months

NR

CH: Orofacial DKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

1

68.5 (mean)

1F

FNZ/CNR

NR

NR

2 months

CR

CH: Rabbit syndrome + AKT. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1989

9

74

F

FNZ

10

36 months

NA

No

CH: Orofacial DKN +AKT. CM: Drug withdrawal

59

M

CNZ

225

36 months

2 weeks

CR

CH: Orofacial DKN +PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

62

F

CNZ

150

24 months

1 month

CR

CH: Orofacial DKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

64

F

FNZ

10

4 months

1 month

CR

CH: Orofacial DKN +PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

61

F

FNZ

11.5

3 months

5 months

CR

CH: Orofacial DKN +AKT +PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

70

F

FNZ+CNZ

25/10 mg

24 months

NA

No

CH: Orofacial DKN +AKT. CM: Drug withdrawal

68

F

FNZ

10

48 months

5 months

CR

CH: Orofacial DKN +PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

64

F

FNZ

10

24 months

NA

No

CH: Orofacial DKN +AKT +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

84

M

CNZ

150

4 months

NA

No

CH: Orofacial DKN +PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Jimenez-Jimenez et al.

Spain 1996

2

70 (mean)

2F

FNZ/CNR

NR

60.9 months (mean)

4.5 months (mean)

CR

 

 Orti-Pareja et al.

Spain 1999

1

75.6 (mean)

F

FNZ

NA

45.8 months

NA

NA

 

 Fabiani et al.

Brazil 2004

1

72

M

FNZ

10

16.5 months (mean)

NR

NR

 

Akathisia

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1987

1

54

M

CNZ

75

4 h

1 day

CR

CM: Drug withdrawal

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1989

4

70

F

FNZ

30

48 months

2 months

CR

CH: AKT +bruxism + PKN. CM: Drug withdrawal

49

F

FNZ

20

8 months

2 months

CR

CH: AKT +PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

66

F

FNZ

10

18 months

2 months

CR

CH: AKT +PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

74

M

FNZ

20

18 months

8 months

CR

CH: AKT +PKN +DPS. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Garcia and Uriarte

Spain 1991

1

Adult

NA

FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

 

 Anand and Thiagarajan

India 1993

1

Adult

NA

FNZ

NA

NA

NA

NA

CH: AKT +DPS

 Jimenez-Jimenez et al.

Spain 1996

2

70 (mean)

2F

FNZ/CNR

NR

60.9 months (mean)

4.5 months (mean)

CR

 

Dystonia

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1987

1

37

M

FNZ+CNZ

10 + 150

3 days

NA

NA

CH: Cervical DTN. CM: FNZ+CNZ was maintained

 Mangone et al.

Argentina 1989

6

68.5 (mean)

1F + 5M

FNZ/CNR

NR

NR

NR

CR

CH: Acute DTN that resolved after drug withdrawal

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1989

1

67

F

FNZ+CNZ

20 + 150

18 months

NA

No

CH: Blepharospasm + oromandibular DTN. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Biary et al.

Arabia 1995

1

31

F

FNZ

10

3 months

NR

NR

CH: Cervical DTN

 Jimenez-Jimenez et al.

Spain 1996

2

70 (mean)

2F

FNZ/CNR

NR

60.9 months (mean)

4.5 months (mean)

CR

 

 Koukoulis et al.

Spain 1997

1

30

F

FNZ

10

2 months

1 month

CR

CH: Blepharospasm. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Fabiani et al.

Brazil 2004

1

61

F

FNZ+CNZ

11.2/72.1 (mean)

16.5 months (mean)

NA

NA

 

 Alonso-Navarro and Jimenez-Jimenez

Spain 2006

1

53

F

CNZ

40

6 years

1 year

CR

CH: Blepharospasm; she also had a history of DTN with thiethylperazine and sulpiride. CM: Drug withdrawal

 Mathews et al.

India 2017

1

17

F

CNZ

25

Single-dose

1.5 days

CR

CH: Oromandibular and cervical DTN; possible interaction between CNZ and prochlorperazine. CM: Drug withdrawal; diphenhydramine started

 Gallop et al.

UK 2019

1

10.5 (mean)

F

FNZ

5 mg

NA

NA

NA

CH: Worsening of DTN; Sturge-Weber syndrome

Myoclonus

 Turner et al.

Israel 2006

1

2.5

F

CNZ

Overdose

NA

NA

NA

CH: Possible MCL (twitching in both hands)

 Lopez-Castellanos et al.

El Salvador 2017

4

58

M

FNZ+CNZ

NR

1 week

3 days

CR

CH: Multifocal MCL. CM: Drug withdrawal

66

F

FNZ

NR

20 years

1 month

CR

CH: Multifocal MCL. CM: Drug withdrawal

70

F

CNZ

NR

8 years

NA

No

CH: Multifocal MCL. CM: Drug withdrawal

69

M

CNZ

NR

3 years

5 years

CR

CH: Multifocal MCL. CM: Drug withdrawal

Cases not clearly defined

 Martí-Masso

Spain 1986

> 1

PKN

Case series showing that the worsening of PD is reversible with CNZ, but the MD may last several days or even weeks

 Giannaula et al.

Argentina 1986

27

EPS

Report of 27 individuals that developed PKN +DPS after CNZ/FNZ use

 Amery

Belgium 1987

> 1

EPS

Reports about EPS following the use of FNZ

 Baldrati et al.

Italy 1987

1

Tremor

A young female presented with unilateral postural tremor after 10 mg FNZ for 2 months. Later, 4 months, she developed DPS. No signs of PKN were observed

 Herskovits and Mangone

Argentina 1987

> 1

EPS

EPS following the use of CNZ/FNZ

 Assmann et al.

Netherlands 1988

> 1

EPS

EPS following the use of FNZ

 di Rosa

Italy 1988

> 1

EPS

EPS following the use of FNZ

 Rostin

France 1988

> 1

EPS

Assessment of the efficacy of FNZ to the prophylactic treatment of migraine

 Hefner and Fischer

Germany 1989

> 1

PKN

Worsening of PD symptoms with FNZ

 Jongerius and van Gool

Netherlands 1989

> 1

EPS

EPS following the use of FNZ

 Mangone et al.

Argentina 1989

8

Tremor

The symptoms started within 15 months of the beginning of the FNZ/CNZ and recovery in two months after drug withdrawal

 Petri

Netherlands 1989

> 1

EPS

EPS following the use of FNZ

 Centozone et al.

Italy 1990

1

Tremor

Assessment of the efficacy of FNZ to the prophylactic treatment of migraine

 Micheli et al.

Argentina 1990

2

Bradykinesia

Assessment of the efficacy of FNZ to the management of Tourette’s syndrome

 Senard et al.

France 1990

6

EPS

Report of 5F + 1M with 71.5 years (mean) who were n use of FNZ 11.66 mg when the EPS occurred. The EPS appeared after 7.0 (mean) months and disappeared after 2.2 (mean) months respectively

 Wilder-Smith et al.

Switzerland 1991

1

Tremor

Assessment of the efficacy of CNZ as an antiemetic for platin chemotherapy, possible interaction with metoclopramide and lorazepam

1

AKT

 Curran and Lang

Canada 1993

3

Tremor

Assessment of the efficacy of FNZ in 10 patients with essential tremor. 3 individuals developed worsening of the symptoms

 Beghi et al.

Italy1994

> 1

PKN

Pharmaco-epidemiological study about the prevalence of PKN in Italy. Exposure to FNZ, neuroleptics was observed in 8 patients

 Brucke et al.

Austria 1995

NA

EPS

SPECT assessment in 26 individuals under FNZ/CNZ. It was observed that older age and long-term treatment are predisposing factors for EPS

 Martí-Masso

Spain 1996

> 1

PKN

Determine the prevalence of DIP in general neurology practice. During 1981–1988, the drug most often implicated was CNZ, though its relative impact decreased after

 Vecchio et al.

Italy 1996

3

Tremor

Assessment of the efficacy of FNZ in 12 patients with essential tremor. 3 individuals had worsening of tremor, in the others nothing change

 Verspeelt et al.

Germany 1996

43

EPS

Assessment of the efficacy of FNZ in vestibular vertigo and migraine

 Orti-Pareja et al.

Spain 1999

2

Tremor

Reports of tremor following the use of CNZ (1) or FNZ (1)

 Vazquez-Alen et al.

Spain 2000

> 1

PKN

To determine demographic changes in an outpatient clinic in Spain about MD. It was observed a 40% decrease of the PKN during 1991–1998; the authors hypothesized that this occurred because of a reduction in prescriptions of CNZ/FNZ and flupentixol

 Schillevoort et al.

Netherlands 2002

> 1

PKN

Data obtained from the PHARMO-database 1986–1998. CNZ/FNZ users were more likely to receive antiparkinsonian medication than non-users. Also, the use of antiparkinsonian medication was already elevated with CNZ/FNZ low doses and increased with increasing dose and duration of use

 Martí-Masso

Spain 2005

2

PKN

Retrospective study about the adverse effects of trimetazidine on motor functions. 4 patients were taking CNZ two developed PKN, and the other 2 did not have any adverse event

 Otero

Spain 2006

1

EPS

Report of an infant male who developed EPS +DPS after the use of FNZ 10 mg

 Bisol et al.

Brazil 2008

> 1

AKT

Assessment of the efficacy of FNZ in the management of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

 Benito-Leon et al.

Spain 2009

> 1

PKN

A population-based study of the PD incidence. It was observed 6 reports of possible PKN with cinnarizine, flunarizine, clebopride

 Diaz-Corrales et al.

Spain 2009

2

PKN

Assessment of SPECT in the differentiation of DIP and PD. 1 individual had DIP secondary to CNZ and other to FNZ

 Bondon-Guitton et al.

France 2011

10

PKN

Reports of DIP to a pharmacovigilance center in France from 1993 to 2009. 7 individuals had PKN with FNZ, and the other 3 with CNZ

 Kizilay et al.

Turkey 2011

1

Myokymia

Report of a young adult female who used FNZ and developed fasciculation–myokymia

 Foubert-Samier et al.

France 2012

NA

PKN

Assessment of the long-term risk of developing PD after past exposure to neuroleptics and neuroleptic-like drugs. Concerning phenothiazines, the association with the risk of PD was mainly due to FNZ/CNZ (RR, 3.39; 95% CI, 1.20–9.58). Without FNZ/CNZ, the association was not statistically significant for phenothiazines (RR, 1.81; 95% CI, 0.71–4.64)

 Lin et al.

Taiwan 2016

280

PKN

A population-based study assessing the risk for PKN in patients receiving FNZ/CNZ. The adjusted hazard ratio for PKN was 5.11 (CI = 3.758–6.967). Age, stroke, and diabetes mellitus were significant risk factors, but female sex and total doses of the studied drugs were not

 Jhang et al.

Taiwan 2017

497

EPS

A population-based study assessing the risk for PKN in patients receiving FNZ/CNZ. The hazard ratios of EPS for FNZ CNZ were 8.03 (CI 6.55–9.84) and 3.41 (CI 2.50–4.63)

 Yang et al.

China 2017

NA

PKN

A population-based study assessing the risk of PKN in patients with DM. When FNZ is present, the hazard risk ratio is (1.21, 1.08–1.35)

 Karsan et al.

UK 2018

11

EPS

Assessment of FNZ for the management of migraine. 11 individuals had possible EPS; 9 tremors and 2 with micrographia

 Liang et al.

Taiwan 2018

NA

PKN

Assessment of the risk of developing PKN after FNZ in patients with type 2 diabetes. The adjusted odds ratio was 2.75 (2.26–3.36)

 Byun et al.

Korea 2019

NA

PKN

Assessment of the prevalence of DIP and the utilization of offending drugs through an analysis of representative nationwide Korean data. From 2009 to 2015, it was observed a compound annual growth rate of 7.42% to FNZ

 Jhang et al.

Taiwan 2019

NA

PKN

Assessment of the risk of developing MD after FNZ. FNZ was associated with 240 PKN +48 hyperkineses. Higher exposure dose and duration, older age, history of essential tremor, and cardiovascular disease were associated with FNZ-associated MD

 Kim et al.

Korea 2019

NA

PKN

Assessment of the association between drug exposure and the risk of PKN using Korean population-based data. The odds ratio of FNZ when compared to those that never used it was 4.95 (2.71–9.03)

 Lin et al.

Taiwan 2019

NA

PKN

Assessment of the risk of developing PKN after FNZ in the database of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. It is associated with older age, history of comorbidities, exposure to FNZ high-dose, and longer duration of exposure to FNZ

  1. Abbreviations: AKT akathisia, BD bipolar disorder, CH clinical history, CM clinical management, CNZ cinnarizine, CR complete recovery, DIP drug-induced parkinsonism, DKN dyskinesia, DPS depression, DTN dystonia, EPI epilepsy, EPS extrapyramidal symptoms, F female, FNZ flunarizine, M male, MCL myoclonus, MD movement disorder, NA not applicable/not available, NR not reported, PKN parkinsonism, PD Parkinson’s disease, FNZ/CNZ flunarizine or cinnarizine, FNZ+CNZ flunarizine combined with cinnarizine