[On a muscular dystony case from manganism. Therapeutic clinic considerations (author's transl)].

Abstract

It is described a muscular dystony case of manganism, treated with good results in two following phases with haloperidol and diazepam and then with L-Dopa + benserazide. On the basis of clinical and laboratory results, it makes way the hypothese that the haloperidol had developed his therapeutic action with chelation mechanism.