Drugs causing dystonia

Objectives: Identify the potential causes of dystonia. Describe the presentation of dystonia, as well as the findings expected on examination and evaluation. Summarize the treatment options available for dystonia.

Tardive dystonia affects different patient populations and responds differently to treatment compared to classic tardive dyskinesia. Tardive dystonia occurs after prolonged use (more than three months) of dopamine blocking drugs. Many of the same medications that cause tardive dyskinesia can cause tardive dystonia. Tardive dystonia can affect

inherited a dystonia caused by mutations in a specific gene acquired (secondary) a dystonia that appears to have a specific cause such as drug reaction, brain injury, or as a symptom of another neurological or metabolic disorder or; idiopathic a dystonia with no known or clear cause.

What is Dystonia? Secondary Dystonias. Drug-induced movement disorders come in different forms and can be caused by a number of medications

by RE Burke 2024 Cited by 601Antipsychotic drugs can cause late-onset and persistent dystonia (i.e, tardive dystonia). Analysis of 42 patients with tardive dystonia revealed that the

by RE Burke 2024 Cited by 601It is not widely recognized that antipsychotic drugs can cause late-onset and persistent dystonia. This dystonia, which we call tardive dystonia, is to be

Secondary dystonia is a large and diverse group of disorders with many causes, including heredodegenerative diseases with known neuropathological features, drug-induced dystonia, and dystonia

What causes dystonia? The cause of dystonia is not fully understood. There seems to be an underlying problem with the region of the brain called the basal ganglia which helps co-ordinate movements. The causes of dystonia are described as primary or secondary. Primary dystonia. Primary means the dystonia has been passed down through your genes

Inherited disorders are transmitted genetically. In acquired forms, dystonia is caused by damage or degeneration of the brain (e.g. after a brain injury or stroke) or exposure to particular drugs. In idiopathic dystonia there is no identifiable cause and no structural damage or degeneration to the brain. Dystonia Classification