DOI: 10.12890/2024_004886
Respiratory alkalosis as an adverse effect of safinamide?
Authors
flaviafreitas22@gmail.com
Keywords
Respiratory alkalosis, safinamide, Parkinson’s diseaseAbstract
Respiratory alkalosis is associated with central nervous system (CNS) diseases, drugs, lung diseases and others. Safinamide is a recent anti-parkinsonian drug with anti-dyskinetic properties and a good adjunct to L-dopa therapy during the activation period, with no significant adverse effects described. The authors present a case of a 71-year-old woman, with Parkinson’s disease treated with levodopa/benserazide, safinamide, amitriptyline, sertraline and diazepam. She made multiple visits to the emergency department due to progressive dyspnoea and asthenia, with primary respiratory alkalosis, which was thought to be caused by anxiety-induced hyperventilation and treated accordingly. After a comprehensive study, it was determined that the most probable cause of the respiratory alkalosis was pharmacological. There was a clinical and temporal agreement with the introduction of safinamide.
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