Clinical Presentation and Management of Acute Dystonia from Drug Abuse or Misuse in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pootipong WongveerasinRittirak OthongAkkasil PinchumponsangWarunya HungsprukePeerarin Jongjaroenwit

Published in: Emergency medicine international (2023)

In recent years, drug-induced AD caused by intentional abuse among adolescents and young adults has become a concern in Thailand. The most common suspected drugs of abuse were first-generation antipsychotics, perphenazine, and haloperidol. The most effective treatment was benztropine.

Keyphrases

drug induced
liver injury
intimate partner violence
adverse drug
deep brain stimulation
pulmonary embolism
early onset
emergency department
respiratory failure
liver failure
combination therapy
acute respiratory distress syndrome