Psychotic patient on antipsychotic drugs develops toicollis within 4 days of therapy. what is the treatment?
Ans. A. Central anticholinergicThis is a case of drug induced muscular dystonia, which is treated by central anticholinergic.Drug of choice for antipsychotic induced extrapyramidal side effectsAcute muscular dystonia -+ Central anticholinergicAkathisia - Beta blockerParkinsonism - Central anticholinergic.Neuroleptic malignant syndrome - DantroleneTardive dyskinesia - Terabenazine (TBZ)
Central anticholinergic
Peripheral anticholinergic
Beta blocker
Dantrolene