Acute dystonic reaction: clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Acute dystonic reaction: clinical features. Laryngeal spasm, Blepharospasm, Cervical dystonia, Buccolingual dystonia. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Craniocervical dystonia
- Oculogyric crisis: this is tonic, usually upwards, deviation of the eyes
- Laryngeal spasm
- Blepharospasm
- Cervical dystonia
- Buccolingual dystonia
Acute akathisia
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Baclofen withdrawal syndrome
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
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Other clinical features
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Treatment
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References
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- Tousi B. Movement disorder emergencies in the elderly: recognizing and treating an often-iatrogenic problem. Cleve Clin J Med 2008; 75:449-457.
- Slow EJ, Lang AE. Oculogyric crises: a review of phenomenology, etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment. Mov Disord 2017; 32:193-202.
- Barow E, Schneider SA, Bhatia KP, Ganos C. Oculogyric crises: Etiology, pathophysiology and therapeutic approaches. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2017; 36:3-9.
