Acute laryngeal dystonia related to neuroleptic agents [9]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 319-320

  Fines, R E ^a   Brady W J , Jr ^a   Martin, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSPNEA; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARYNX SPASM; LETTER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRIDOR;

EID: 0032939740     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90141-9     Document Type: Letter

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