Trial of Oral Metoclopramide on Diurnal Bruxism of Brain Injury
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
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: 871-874, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Bruxism is a diurnal or nocturnal parafunctional activity that includes tooth clenching, bracing, gnashing, and grinding. The dopaminergic system seems to be the key pathophysiology of bruxism and diminution of dopaminergic transmission at the prefrontal cortex seems to induce it. We report two patients with diurnal bruxism in whom a bilateral frontal lobe injury resulted from hemorrhagic stroke or traumatic brain injury. These patients' bruxism was refractory to bromocriptine but responded to low-dose metoclopramide therapy. We propose that administering low doses of metoclopramide is possibly a sound method for treating bruxism in a brain injury patient with frontal lobe hypoperfusion on positron emission tomography imaging.
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Diente
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Tirantes
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Encéfalo
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Lesiones Encefálicas
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Bruxismo
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Bromocriptina
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Receptores Dopaminérgicos
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Corteza Prefrontal
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
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Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
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Humanos
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Revista:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Año:
2013
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