Antipsychotic drug-induced acute laryngeal dystonia: Two case reports and a mini review

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-311

  Christodoulou, Christos ^a   Kalaitzi, Chryssanthi ^a,b  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute laryngeal dystonia; Antipsychotic side effects; Antipsychotic induced laryngeal dystonia; Thioridazine

Indexed keywords

BENZATROPINE; BIPERIDEN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUPHENAZINE ENANTHATE; HALOPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROCHLORPERAZINE; THIORIDAZINE; TIOTIXENE; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DYSTONIA; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; LARYNX DYSTONIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL DISEASES; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 18844404956     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105051543     Document Type: Short Survey

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