Acute Dystonia
Context
Definition
Presentation of Acute Dystonia
3 Topics
Mild Presentation
More Severe Presentations
Presentation of the Consequences of Acute Dystonic Episodes
Causation
2 Topics
Prescribed Medication
Case Reports on Prescribed Medication
Patients at Risk
3 Topics
Typical Presentations – Prescribed Medication
Age, Sex and Other Predispositions
Pharmacological and non-Pharmacological Causes
Pathophysiology
Differential Diagnosis
Treatment
Pitfalls
Clinical Cases
3 Topics
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Acute Dystonia
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Mild Presentation
Acute Dystonia
Presentation of Acute Dystonia
Mild Presentation
The presentation of acute dystonia is variable. Examples of common
mild
forms are shown below.
Fig 1. Spasmodic torticollis
Fig 2. Writer’s cramp
Fig. 3 Facial or mandibular spasms
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