Toxicity, Medication-Induced Dystonic Reactions: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

medication-induced dystonic reactions, dystonic reaction, neuroleptic drug therapy, drug treatment, neuroleptics, neuroleptic agents, dyskinesia, acute dystonic reaction, neuroleptic drugs, involuntary muscle contractions

Contributor Information and Disclosures

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Geofrey Nochimson, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sentara Careplex Hospital
Geofrey Nochimson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians
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Samuel M Keim, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
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Michael J Burns, MD, Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard University Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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John D Halamka, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Asim Tarabar, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital
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