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==Types and their symptoms== | ==Types and their symptoms== | ||
[[File:Four Types of Extrapyramidal Symptoms.png|500px|thumbnail|right|An image summarizing the four types of extrapyramidal symptoms with illustrations.]] | |||
===Acute dystonia=== | ===Acute dystonia=== | ||
Acute dystonia is a painful and often severe type of extrapyramidal symptoms that occurs shortly (within less than a day){{citation needed}} after the administration of an [[dopamine|antidopaminergic]] agent. | Acute dystonia is a painful and often severe type of extrapyramidal symptoms that occurs shortly (within less than a day){{citation needed}} after the administration of an [[dopamine|antidopaminergic]] agent. | ||
[[Muscle spasms|Continuous muscle contractions]] can occur in the head, neck, and limbs and may cause a stiff tongue, arched back, or twisted neck. Another sign is that the patient/victim finds it difficult to talk. This may also include a grimaced or twisted expression of the face. Spasms of the | [[Muscle spasms|Continuous muscle contractions]] can occur in the head, neck, and limbs and may cause a stiff tongue, arched back, or twisted neck. Another sign is that the patient/victim finds it difficult to talk. This may also include a grimaced or twisted expression of the face. Spasms of the voice box, limbs, and back sometimes occur. It also includes a lack of muscle tone, hence dystonia. | ||
Treatment of acute dystonia is often an anticholinergic agent and/or a benzodiazepine.{{citation needed}} | Treatment of acute dystonia is often an anticholinergic agent and/or a benzodiazepine.{{citation needed}} | ||