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The Clinical Course of a Drug-induced Acute Dystonic Reaction in the Emergency Room Cover

The Clinical Course of a Drug-induced Acute Dystonic Reaction in the Emergency Room

Open Access
|Dec 2016

Abstract

Background: Acute dystonic reactions following the administration of safe, reliable drugs can occur and must be promptly recognized and treated in the emergency room.

Phenomenology Shown: The entire clinical course of an acute dystonic reaction due to metoclopramide, from early motor signs to full-blown clinical symptoms and resolution.

Educational Value: Providing elements for early recognition of a drug-induced movement disorder phenomenology.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.330 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 26, 2016
Accepted on: Nov 14, 2016
Published on: Dec 8, 2016
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2016 Massimo Marano, Lazzaro di Biase, Gaetano Salomone, Alessandro Di Santo, Annalisa Montiroli, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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