Case Report
Haloperidol-Induced Dystonia due to Sedation for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Pediatric Case Report
Table 1
Summary of all the reported cases of antipsychotic-induced laryngeal dystonia in pediatric patients.
| Study Author | Age | Sex | Agent | Time to onset from ingestion of antipsychotics | Treatment | Clinical Course |
| Goga et al. [4] | 16 | female | PO Aripiprazole | 6 days | IM benztropine | Resolved rapidly with treatment | PO diazepam | Russell et al. [5] | 16 | male | PO Chlorpromazine | 2 days | diphenhydramine | Resolved rapidly with treatment | Kanburoglu et al. [6] | 14 | female | PO Chlorpromazine | NA | | Resolved in 10 min with treatment | IM biperiden | Duggal et al. [7] | 18 | male | PO ziprasidone | a few hours | IM benztropine | Resolved in 15 min with treatment | Derinoz et al. [8] | 13-18 | NA | Antipsychotics | NA | NA | NA | Derinoz et al. [8] | 13-18 | NA | Antipsychotics | NA | NA | NA | Present Case | 12 | male | IV Haloperidol | 24 hours | IV hydroxyzine | Resolved in a few min with treatment |
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PO, per oral; IM, intramuscular; IV, intravenous; NA, not available; ED, emergency department.
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