TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - 'Ping-pong gaze' secondary to monoamine oxidase inhibitor overdose
JO  - Journal of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics
A1  - Attaway, A.
A1  - Sroujieh, L.
A1  - Mersfelder, T.L.
A1  - Butler, C.
A1  - Ouellette, D.
SP  - 34
EP  - 37
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - An infrequent manifestation of monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) toxicity is 'ping-pong gaze' (PPG). We describe the case of a 26-year-old female who was found unresponsive after taking 40 tablets of phenelzine. On presentation to the hospital, her eyes were moving in characteristic 'ping pong' fashion. After 6 hours her gaze terminated. The following day her neurologic exam was benign and she had no long-term sequelae. While the etiology of PPG is unknown, it is most often seen with irreversible structural brain damage. However, a detailed literature review revealed that previous cases of MAOI toxicity where the patient survived have all had complete neurologic recovery. © 2016 Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0976-500X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.179360
ID  - ref1
ER  -