Metoclopramide‐Induced Tremor in an Infant.

Tremor, as in our case, is also reported.2,4 The differential diagnosis of tremor caused by metoclopramide is acute cerebellar ataxia/acute cerebellitis (ACA/AC), which is often accompanied by prodromal viral infections. Although long-term use and overdose have been reported as risk factors for its development, even a single dose of metoclopramide can cause substantial motor symptoms, as in our case.3 Treatment of metoclopramide-induced tremor is supportive. Keywords: metoclopramide; tremor; children EN metoclopramide tremor children 987 989 3 10/13/22 20221001 NES 221001 Metoclopramide is a dopamine receptor antagonist that, despite no evidence to support its use in children with acute gastroenteritis,1 is frequently used for the symptomatic treatment of nausea and vomiting in pediatric acute gastroenteritis in Japan, where ondansetron and other serotonin receptor agonists are not approved for this condition. [Extracted from the article]