Acute Dystonia

Acute dystonia most commonly affects which part of the body?

A factor associated with increased risk of developing dystonia is:

A patient presents to the ED with an acute dystonic reaction. Which of the prescribed medication listed below is most likely to be responsible for this reaction?

Of patients commenced on a neuroleptic therapy who develop a dystonic reaction, 50% of the reactions will occur within what period of time?

Of the anti-psychotic medications listed below, which has the highest risk of dystonic reaction?

Acute dystonia is thought to be caused by drugs that:

A patient with a fracture/dislocation of the ankle develops an acute dystonic reaction after receiving IV Metoclopramide 10mg and Morphine 5mg. What is the best first treatment?

A 26-year-old man presents some 36 hours after an all night party at which he tried several ‘street drugs’. He has a marked torticollis, trismus and an upward gaze. Two doses of first-line treatment have failed to resolve his symptoms.

What would be your second choice?

A 68-year-old Romanian lady presents to the ED with facial grimacing and muscle spasm, tachycardia and sweating, and is diagnosed with an acute dystonic reaction of unknown cause. There is little history available other than she has only recently travelled to the UK as part of a group of itinerant fruit pickers. She attended the department one week earlier with a foot laceration. She fails to respond to any anti-dystonia specific therapy.

The most likely diagnosis is:

What would be the best description of the phenomenon occurring in the photo below?