[Neostigmine treatment of acute pseudo-obstruction of colon (Ogilvie syndrome)].

In a 77-year-old male patient with Parkinson's disease and with acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon (Ogilvie's syndrome) conservative therapy was ineffective. Neostigmine was recently shown to be effective and safe for the treatment of Ogilvie's syndrome. Intravenous neostigmine treatment caused a prompt clinical and radiological response in the patient. Early recognition of the condition and prompt neostigmine treatment if conservative measures fail is important to reduce the risk of bowel perforation.