Is acute dystonia an emergency? Sometimes, it really is!

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Is acute dystonia an emergency? Sometimes, it really is!

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Mar;29(3):380-2. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31828547df.

Most cases of acute dystonia are mild and easy to manage; nevertheless, some of them can be fatal because of the involvement of certain muscle groups such as the laryngeal muscles, thus requiring urgent intervention. In the literature, approach to life-threatening acute dystonia has not been investigated thoroughly, although the diagnosis is a challenge, and treatment should be offered immediately. Herein the management of life-threatening acute dystonia is discussed via 2 case reports.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23462398