36 y.o. male with schizophrenia is started on a new antipsychotic medication in the morning and returns to the ER on the same day with complaints of muscle spasms, tongue protrusions and oculogyric crisis. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a) Tardive dyskinesia
b) Akathisia
c) Parkinsonism
d) Acute Dystonia
e) Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
What is the best treatment for this condition?
a)dantrolene
b)benztropine
c)beta blockers
d) drug holidays and low doses of anmtipsychotics
e)Cannot treat because it is irreversible
f) L-Dopa
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