Acute dystonic reaction: clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on acute dystonic reaction: clinical features: Craniocervical dystonia Oculogyric crisis: this is tonic, usually upwards, deviation of the eyes Laryngeal spasm Blepharospasm Cervical dystonia Buccolingual dystonia Acute akathisia Baclofen withdrawal syndrome…

Craniocervical dystonia

  • Oculogyric crisis: this is tonic, usually upwards, deviation of the eyes
  • Laryngeal spasm
  • Blepharospasm
  • Cervical dystonia
  • Buccolingual dystonia

Acute akathisia

Baclofen withdrawal syndrome

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Other clinical features

Treatment

References

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  3. Slow EJ, Lang AE. Oculogyric crises: a review of phenomenology, etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment. Mov Disord 2017; 32:193-202. 
  4. Barow E, Schneider SA, Bhatia KP, Ganos C. Oculogyric crises: Etiology, pathophysiology and therapeutic approaches. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2017; 36:3-9.

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