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

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements

Volume 6 (2016): Issue 0

By: Massimo Marano, Lazzaro di Biase, Gaetano Salomone, Alessandro Di Santo, Annalisa Montiroli and Vincenzo Di Lazzaro

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|Dec 2016

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Video 1.

The dystonic reaction from subtle onset to the full-blown presentation. In the first segment, the patient presents with involuntary grimacing, slight jaw opening dystonia and blepharospasm, and dystonic posturing of the right hand with involuntary adduction and opposition of the thumb. In the second segment, the patient lays down with a painful left torticollis, jaw opening and jaw-deviating dystonia, head movements are still possible, and left hand dystonia with thumb adduction and opposition is observed; in the last segment, the patient gradually recovers to complete resolution following biperiden injection.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.330 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288

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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

Keywords:

drug-induced movement disorders,

metoclopramide,

anticholinergic

© 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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