title: Pisa syndrome mistaken for conversion in an adolescent.
abstract: We present a case of acute dystonia in an adolescent, with features that fit the description of the Pisa syndrome. The symptoms developed postoperatively, in a non-psychiatric setting, following administration of antiemetic medication, and the phenomenon was misdiagnosed as a conversion disorder. This case reinforces previous reports cautioning against misinterpretation of dystonic reactions as functional disorders, especially in children and adolescents.
authors: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Illinois 60141.
authors: C G
authors: CG
authors: Fichtner
authors: B M
authors: BM
authors: Pechter
authors: T H
authors: TH
authors: Jobe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004421:Dystonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics