Case report: dystonia.
Following a motor vehicle accident, Ms. G.'s head began intermittently pulling to the right. Within 6 months, the pulling worsened, leaving her head painfully fixated, touching her right shoulder. She was hospitalized for evaluation and numerous drugs were used but unsuccessfully. Baffled, her physician ordered a psychiatric consult. Hysterical conversion reaction was the resultant diagnosis. Ms. G. was treated with thioridazine and chlorpromazine, and psychotherapy was recommended.
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Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004421:Dystonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans