Dystonia and Cocaine Withdrawal

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-3-9-5

Keywords:

Acute Dystonic, Generalized Dystonia, Adjustment Disorder

Abstract

An acute dystonic episode in a 15-year-old girl during cocaine withdrawal is reported from the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y. After 16 hours of observation in the hospital without receiving any drugs, she developed generalized dystonia, torticollis, extensor posturing, and high-pitched vocalizations.

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Published

1989-09-01

Issue

Vol 3, No 09 | Sep 1989

Section

Toxic and Substance Use Disorders

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