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Acute upper airway obstruction due to supraglottic dystonia induced by a neuroleptic.

1988; BMJ; Volume: 297; Issue: 6654 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/bmj.297.6654.964

0959-8138

Hugh F. Newton‐John,

Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology

Fairfield Hospital, Fairfield, 3078, Victoria, Australia Hugh Newton-John, fracp, consultant physician Acute dystonic reactions to neuroleptic drugs are common. The most easily recognised syndrome is the oculogyric crisis, but many other dystonic symptoms occur, including protrusion of the tongue, trismus, and torticollis.1 We report two cases of acute supra glottic dystonia after treatment with metoclopramide . alone or with prochlorperazine.